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Oeneis Hbn. 



O. jutta Hbn. (130). S. W. Harbor, Juno 12 (Br.). A 

 northern form, very scarce here. 



Nymphalidae 

 Argynnis Fabricius 



A. cybele Fab. (166). Great Spangled Fritillary. Common 

 during July and August. The larva passes the winter in 

 a partly grown state, feeding on violets in the Spring and 

 early Summer. Race canadensis McD. is uncommonly found. 



A. aphrodite Fab. (167). The Silver Spot. July and August. 

 Larva feeds on violets. Not as common as the following 

 species. 



A. atlantis Edw. (171). The Mountain Silver Spot. The 

 most common butterfly of the Island during July and 

 August. The larva feeds on violets. 



Brenthis Hiibner 



B. mykina Cram. (200). The Silver-bordered Fritillary. 

 Common throughout the Island during July and August. 

 The larva feeds on violets. 



B. bellona Fab. (212). The Meadow Fritillary. Pond 

 Heath; Eden, July 24, 1925. It is local in its distribution, 

 being found only about wet meadows and bogs. The larva 

 usually feeds on violets. 



Euphydryas Seudder 



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

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

 head (Chelone glabra). Present again July 5, 1941. 



Melitaea Fabricius 



M. harrisii 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). 



