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70. PiERis Napi, Esper. (Forms Oleracea-hiemalis, Harr.; Borealis, Grote : 

 Frigid A, Scud.; Virginiensis, ^'ii«.; Oleracea-.estiva, ZTan^is). Taken throughout the 

 Eastern Provinces of Canada. Formerly very abundant, but since the wide-spread intro 

 duction of /". rapes, this and the preceding species have become quite rare. Kecorded 

 from Nepigon, Sault Ste. Marie, Bruce Mines, north of Lake Huron, Sudbury, GoUing- 

 wood, Amherstburg, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Port Hope, Cobourg, Ottawa, Montreal, 

 Cowansville, Hiver Rouge district, Quebec, Little Metis, Lower St, Lawrence, Anticosti, 

 Labrador, Newfoundland, Cape Breton. Lat. 65° (Kirby). Hudson Biy. The form 

 Borealis has been taken at Godbout river, P.Q.; Frigida at Mingan, Anticosti and the 

 south and east coasts of Labrador ; the aberrant form Virginiensls at Hamilton and 

 Fort William. Food plants — Turnips and other cruciferous plants. Fig. 17 butterfly, 

 and a the larva; fig. 18 chrysalis. 



71. Pieris RaPjE, Linn, and aberrant form oar NovyE Anglic, Scud. Since its 

 introduction to this country at Quebec, in 1858, it has spread over a large portion of the 

 continent, «ind is everywhere one of the commonest butterflies. Flies from April to 



Fig. 19. Fig. 20. Fig. 21. 



October. Food plants — Cabbage and other cruciferous plants, mignonette, stocks. Fig. 

 19, male butterfly ; fig. 20, female ; fig. 21 — a larva, h chrysalis. 



72. CoLiAs C^soNiA, Stoll. {Zerene Ccusonia). Mr. Scudder gives " Southern 

 Ontario " as one of ijfe localities, but I can find no recorded place of capture. Mr. Moffat 

 tells me that it was taken at Long Point, Lake Erie. Food plants — Clover, Amorpha. 



73. CoLiAS EuEYTHEMB, 5oisc?. [FormsKBEWAYDiN, £'o?ty.; Eriphyle, Edw.] [Etcri/miis 

 Eurytheme) . Abundant north of Lakes Superior and Huron ; occasionally taken in more 

 southern localities. Nepigon, Fort William, Port Arthur, Bruce Mines, Sault Ste. Marie, 

 London, St. Catharines, Port Hope (Oct. 15), Ottawa, Hull, Montreal, Missisquoi 

 county, Quebec. Food plant — White Clover. 



Fig. 22. Fig. 23 



74. OoLiAS Philodice, Godt. {Eurymus Philodice). One of the commonest butter- 

 flies throughout the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and 

 Prince Edward Island. Abundant from the middle of May to September ; occasionally 

 taken as early as April 9th, and as late as October i9th. Food plants — Clover, Pea, 

 Lupin. Fig. 22, male ; fig. 23, female. 



