220 BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 



Phyciodes Bfibner 



T. BTYCTBIS Doubl. & I lew. (2(>.'>). The Silver Crescent. Bar 

 Harbor; .Jordan Pond and S. W. Harbor, .June 7-25. The 

 Larva feeds on asters and other Compositae. 



I*, thabos Dniry (265). The Pear] Crescent. Common 

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

 able in color; the Spring form is known as mania and the 

 Summer form as morpheus. The larva feeds on aster. 



Polyqonia Siibner 



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



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

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

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



J*, 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. 



1*. 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. progne Cram. (294). The Gray Comma. Eden, .July 14; 

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

 gooseberry. 



N'ymphalis Kluk 



X. .t-album Bdv. & Lee. (295). The Compton Tortoise. Quite 

 common at S. W. Harbor, Aug. 20. Laboratory, Oct. 10. 



X. milbkrti Godart. (297). Milbert's Butterfly. Ironbound 

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

 Harbor, July 26 (Br.). 



X. antiopa Linn. (298). Mourning Cloak. This species has 

 increased in the past fifteen years and was very abundant 

 in the spring of 19!>7 owing to the previous mild winter. 

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

 50 hatched August C>, showing a case of little parasitism. 

 From the early days of spring when the wintering-over 

 individuals appear, this species is with us until frosts start 

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



