120 BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



Family PAPILIONIDAE. 



Sub-family PIERIN^. 



Pieris napi, Esper. 



(Pieris oleracea, Harris. ) 



A number of specimens have been taken at St. John, Fredericton, and on 

 the Belleisle, but this species is no doubt uncommon throughout the province. 



Pieris rapte, Linn. 



This species is an importation from Europe, and is our most common 

 butterfly in New Brunswick. Flying from May to October. 



Colias philodice, Godt. 



(EURYMUS PHILODICE.) 



Very common throughout the province. Flying from May to September, 

 and during the present year as late as October 23rd. 



Colias interior, Scud. 



(EURYMUS INTERIOR.) 



Usually not very common, but during the present year this species was 

 unusually abundant, being much more numerous than C. philodice. Flying 

 from July 9th to late in August. 



Sub-family PAPILIONIN^. 



Papilio turnus, Linn. 



(Jasoniades GLAUcrs, Scud.) 



This species is common in every part of New Brunswick, and occasionally 

 very numerous. Flying in June and July. 



Papilio cresphontes, Cram. 



Papilio thoas, Boisd. 



(HeraCLIDKS CRESPHONTES.) 



Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, in his list of the " Butterflies of the Eastern Prov- 

 inces of ( lanada," gives St. John, N. B., as a locality for this species. None of 

 our local collectors have mel with it. It is a southern insect and no doubt 

 rarely occurs in this province. 



Papilio brevicauda, Saunders. 



At present we have do local record of the capture of this species, but 

 Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, in his list of the " Butterflies of the Eastern Provinces 

 of Canada," mentions it as having heen taken in Dalhousie, N. B. When the 

 insects of the northern sections of New Brunswick become better known, this 

 butterfly will no doubt be found among them. 



