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appear on the wing on warm days in March and April ; taken also in May and July ; 

 autumn brood appears in September and October, l^ood plant — White birch. 



26. Vanessa Antiopa, Lmn. {Euvanessa Antiopa). Abundant throughout the 

 Eastern Provinces of Canada. Nepigon, Sault Ste, Marie, north of Lake Huron, Sud- 

 bury. Lake Simcoe, London, Credit, Toronto, Hamilton, Port Hope, Cobourg, Ottawa ; 

 Montreal, Eastern Townships, River Rouge district, Quebec, Little Metis, Rimouski, 

 Godbout river, Anticosti, Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island. 

 Hibernated specimens appear at the end of March and early in April ; common through- 

 out the whole summer, the second brood appearing in August ; common in September, 

 and individuals are found till the end of October. Food plants — Willow, Elm, Poplar. 



27. Vanessa Milberti, Godt. {Aglais Milberti). As widely distributed as the pre- 

 ceding species. Nepigon, Sault Ste. Marie, Amberstburg, London, Hamilton, Credit, 

 Toronto, Port Hope, Cobourg, Ottawa ; Montreal, River Rouge district. Eastern Town- 

 ships, Quebec, Isle of Orleans, Little Metis, Godbout river, Saguenay, Labrador ; New- 

 foundland, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Moose Factory. Hibernated specimens appear in 

 March and April ; more or less abundant throughout the summer ; individuals seen in 

 October as late as the 18th. Food plant — Nettle. 



28. Pyrameis Atalanta, Linn. {Vanessa Atalanta.) Abundant throughout the 

 Eastern Provinces of Canada. Nepigon, Sault Ste. Marie, London, Point Pelee, Hamil- 

 ton, Credit, Toronto, Port Hope, Cobourg, Ottawa ; Montreal, River Rouge district, 

 Sorel, Quebec, Little Metis, Godbout River, Anticosti, Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova 

 Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Moose Factory. Taken from May to August ; very 

 abundant in June when the lilacs are in blossom ; occasionally seen in October. Food 

 plants — Nettle, Hop. 



29. Pyrameis Cardui, Zi;m. {Vanessa Car dui). Abundant every where. Nepigon, 

 Sault Ste. Marie, London, Hamilton, Credit, Toronto, Port Hope, Cobourg, Ottawa y 

 Montreal, River Rouge district, Eastern Townships, Sorel, Qaebec, Cacouna, Little Metis, 

 Grand Metis, Godbout river, Anticosti ; Dalhousie and St. John, N. B , Nova Scotia, New- 

 foundland, Prince Edward Island. Flies at the end of May and throughout the summer 

 months till September ; occasionally seen in October. Food plants — Thistle, Mallow, 

 Hollyhock, Burdock, Wild Sunflower. 



30. Pyrameis Huntera, Fabr. {Vanessa Huntera). Widely distributed, but not 

 so abundant as the preceding species. Nepigon, Sault Ste. Marie, Point Pelee, London, 

 Hamilton, Credit, Toronto, Port Hope, CoDourg, Ottawa; Montreal, Quebec, Isle of 

 Oi leans. Little Metis, Godbout river, St. John, N. B., Nova Scotia, Flies in July, 

 August and September. Food plants — Guaphalium, Thistle, Myosotis. 



31. JuNONiA CcENiA, Hubu. Fig 6. Very rare /'^^^ \ ^ 

 in Canada. Has been taken at Chatham, Port I'V" '"' 

 Stanley, London, Stratford and Ridgeway in 

 Ontario. Food plants — Gerardia, Antirrhinum, 

 Plantago, Linaria Canadensis. 



32. LiMENiTis Arthemis, Drury. {Basilarchia J'J V 

 Arthemis). Abundant throughout the Eastern Pro- i\ "• 

 vinces of Canada Lake of the Woods, Nepigon, \^ 



Sault Ste. Marie, London, Hamilton, Credit, Toronto, '^'^CStei'' ^Sj^-^ 



Port Hope, Cobourg, Laketield, Belleville, Ottawa, ^=^?# ^^^ 

 Montreal, River Rouge district, Eastern Townships, 



Sorel, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Little Metis, Godbout river. Lower St. Lawrence, Tobique 



river, N.B., Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Newfoundland, Moose Factory. Flies in 

 June, July and August, often seen in immense numbers. Food plants — Willow, Black 

 and Yellow Birch, Poplar, Thorn, Plum, Cherry, Amelanchier, 



33 LiMENiTis Proserpina, Edio. {Basilarchia Proserpina). Excessively rare. 

 Specimens have been taken at Hamilton, Roachs' Point, Lake Simcoe (August 22, 1894),. 

 Rideau Hall, Ottawa, and Halifax, N.S. 



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