BANDED PURPLE BUTTERFLY 269 



THE WHITE ADMIRAL OR BANDED PURRLE BUTTER- 

 FLY IX IOWA. 



B. O. WOLDEN. 



During the early part of the summer of 1914 a butterfly 

 was observed around the writer's home, which was identified 

 at the time as Basilarchia arthemis. As there seems to be no 

 previous record of this butterfly having been collected in Iowa 

 a brief note, recording the fact, might not be ou1 of place 

 and might be of interest to students of the Lepidoptera of [owa. 



I did not realize at the time that Iowa is not within the 

 published range of this species or that its occurrence here 

 was anything unusual and as I was not collecting butterflies 

 the specimen was not caught. At first I thought there were 

 several of these butterflies bu1 perhaps it was only one as 

 only one was seen at a time. At any rate I saw if several 

 times and had good opportunity to compare it with Com 

 stock's figure of the species. Later in the summer I saw 

 again what I thought perhaps was the same specimen but with 

 torn and ragged wings and faded color. According to Com 

 stocks' figures there is no doubt but that it was the form hi mi mi 

 as it had well defined bands on the hind wings, but Holland 

 figures the form proserpina also with rather distinct white 

 bands on the hind wings. 



No specimen was observed during the summer of 1915 bu1 

 then there were few butterflies of any kind, at least till the 

 latter part of the summer. It is to be hoped thai during the 

 next season specimens can be found, to verify this record. 



Wallingford. 



