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14. Philodice Goaart. — Sulphur-3ellow, with black margins; expands 214 to 2^-^ 

 lnc<ies; common; two-brooded; feeds upon clover and peas. 



Terias Swainsou. 



I0. Wicippe Cramer. — Deep orange-yellow with black margins; expands two 

 inches. Common ; food-plants — clover and cassia. 



:6. Mexiciuia Bois. — Light sulphur-yellow, v/itli irregular black margins; ex- 

 pands II3 to 1^ inches. Not seen in former years, but appearing in abundaiice 

 during the first week in November, 1875. 



17. Usa Bois.-Lec — Sulphur-yellow with black margins; expands 1% to 13^ 

 icches. Common; feeds upon the '' partridge ■pea,''' {Cassia Chamoserista.) 



FAMILY III. 



DANAID^.. 



Daxais Latreille. 

 18." Avchippus Fabr. — The Archippus Butterfly. Tawny-yellow, with black and 

 •white markings; expands 4 inches; very abundant; sometimes appears in vast 

 flocks in spring, having survived the winter in the ''imago" or perfect state. The 

 great abundance of this species may be accounted for by the fact that it has few 

 enemies. The odor and taste of the caterpillar are so offensive that no bird will 

 touch it. Fortunately it feeds nnon milkweed, and is harmless. 



FAMILY IV. 



XYMrHALID.E. 



EuPTOiETA Doubleday. 



19. Claudia Cramer. — Pale tawnj% with blackish lines; expands 2^^ inches. 

 Abundant; feeds upon violet, passion-vine, May-apple and purslane. 



Akgynnis Fabricius. 



20. Idalia Drury. — Tawny and black with whits spots; expands ^% to 4i'8 

 inches. Common; food-plant wild violet. 



21. Cyhele Fabr. — Tawny, with black markings; many silver}' spots underneath; 

 expands 'i}^ to Z% inches. Common; feeds uptm wild violet. 



22. Aphrodite Fabr. — Like the preceding, but darker underneath ; very rare, only 

 one specimen taken ; feeds upon violets. 



MELiT^asA Fabricius. 



23. plweton Drury. — A single specimen. Feeds upon honeysuckle and Uielone. 



PiiYCiODES Hubner. 



24. Nycteis Doubl. — Common; feeds upon wild sunflower and .4c^;^■?^<>we?'^s. 



25. /smemj Bois.-Lec. (Cartoio. Reakirt.) Common; feeds upon wild sunflower. 



26. Tharos Drury. — Abundant; feeds upon the various species of asters, as 

 recently discovered by Mr. T. L. Mead, of New York. 



27. Phaon Edwards. — Rare; not before found so far north. 



Grapta Doubleday. 



28. interrogationis Fabr.— Semicolon Butterfly. So called from the two silver 

 spots beneath each hind wing. Common. Color fulvous with black spots and a 

 narrow purple-gray margin; expands 23^ to 2?4 inches. Feeds upon elm, bass- 

 wood, hackberry, nettle and the hoi)-vine, often cutting off" the entire produce of the 

 latter. Two varieties occur in about equal numbers : 



a. Var. umhrosa Lintner; markings of hind wings obscured. 



b. Var. Fabricii Edwards; markings of hind wings distinct. 



