184 BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 



EuPHYDRYAS Scudder 



E. PHAETON Drury (217). The Baltimore. Meadow south of 

 Salisbury Cove, July 14-18, 1923. The larva feeds on 

 turtle head {Chelone glabra). 



Melitaea Fabricius 



M. HAEEisii Scud. (256). Harris's Checker-spot. Common, 

 Bar Harbor and S. W. Harbor, June 9-25. The larva feeds 

 on asters and turtle-head {Chelone glabra). 



Phyciodes Hiibner 



P. NYCTEis Doubl. & Hew. (263). The Silver Crescent. Com- 

 mon, Bar Harbor; Jordan Pond and S. W. Harbor, June 

 7-25. The larva feeds on asters and other Compositae. 



P. THAEos Drury (265). The Pearl Crescent. Common 

 throughout the Island during June, July and August. Vari- 

 able in color; the spring form is known as marcio, and the 

 summer form as nwrpheus. The larva feeds on aster. 



POLYGONIA Hiibner 



P. iNTEEEOGATioNis Fab. (285). The Violet-tip Angle-wing. 

 Mt. Desert, Aug. 20-Sept. 9 (Br.), The form umhrosa was 

 taken on Ironbound Isl. by Mr. Dwight Blaney. The larva 

 feeds on nettle, elm, basswood, etc. Eare. 



P. COMMA Harr. (286). The Comma Butterfly. Not common. 

 Ironbound Isl. (Blaney). The form dryas was taken at 

 Salisbury Cove, July 14, Larva feeds on nettle, etc. 



P. FAUNus Edw. (288). The Green Comma. Not common. 

 Bar Harbor, July 29; Seal Harbor (D. Rockefeller). The 

 larva feeds on birch, currant and gooseberry. 



P. PEOGNE Cram. (294). The Gray Comma. Eden, July 14; 

 Bar Harbor, Aug. 10. The larva feeds on currant and 

 gooseberry. Bred by (Br.). 



