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Nymphalis Kluk 



N. j-ALBUM Bdv. & LeC. (295). The Compton Tortoise. Quite 

 common at S. W. Harbor, Aug. 20. 



N. MiLBERTi Goclart. (297). Milbert's Butterfly. Ironbound 

 Isl. (Blaney). Larva feeds on nettle {Urtica dioica). Bar 

 Harbor, July 26 (Br.). 



N. ANTioPA Linn. (298). Mourning Cloak. This species has 

 increased in the past fifteen years and was very abundant 

 in the spring of 1937 owing to the previous mild winter. 

 Out of 52 caterpillars taken, they pupated on July 25 and 

 50 hatched August 6, showing a case of little parasitism. 

 From the early days of spring when the wintering-over indi- 

 viduals appear, this species is with us until frosts start 

 their hibernation. Larvae found on willow, poplar, elm, etc. 



Vanessa Fabricius 



V. ATALANTA Liuu. (299). The Red Admiral. Common from 



first week in July to end of August. Larvae feeds on hops, 



nettle, and is said to feed on elm. 

 V. viRGiNiENsis Drury (300). Hunter's Butterfly. Common 



July 20 to end of August. The larvae feeds on everlasting 



(Anaphilis) and cud weed. 

 V. CARDui Linn. (301). The Painted Lady. Common July 27 



to August 22. Larvae feeds on a great variety of plants 



including burdock, thistle, everlasting, etc. 



JuNONiA Hiibner 



J. coENiA Hbn. (303). But one individual taken, Julv 28, '35 

 (Br.). 



Basilarchia Scudder 



B. ARTHEMis Drury (321). Banded Purple. Common. Bar 

 Harbor; Echo Lake; S. W. Harbor; Long Pond, July 1- 

 Sept. 7. The larva feeds on birch, willow and poplar. 



