TABLE OF CONTENTS. XV 



Paob 



Vanessa atalauta •141 



Vanessa huntera 457 



Vanessa cardui 4G9 



Genns Junonia •. . . 4S7 



Excursus XrV. The }Fai/s of Butlerflies 491 



Junonia coenia 494 



Tribe Argynnidi 502 



Genus Euptoieta 506 



Excursus XV. The Origin and Development of Ornamentation in Butterflies . . . 510 



Euptoieta claudia 519 



Genus Speyeria 528 



Excursus XVI. Antigeny ; or Sexzial Diversity in Butlerflies 531 



Speyeria idalia 535 



Genus Argynnis 51-5 



Excursus XVII. Lethargy i7i Caterpillars 551 



Argynnis cybele 554 



Argynnis aphrodite 503 



Argynnis atlantis 571 



Genus Brentliis 578 



Excursus XVIII. Olacial Reminders ; Our Oldest New England Butterflies . . . 588 



Brentliis myrina 593 



Brenthis montinus 601 



Brenthis bellona 608 



Tribe Melitaeidi 618 



Genus Phyciodes 621 



Excursus XIX. The Butterfly Fauna of the Eastern United States, and especially of 



New England, compared to that of Europe . 625 



Phyciodes tharos 629 



Phyciodes batesii 643 



Genus Charidryas 647 



Excursus XX. The Three Pioneer Students of Butterflies in this Country .... 651 



Charidryas uycteis 658 



Genus Cinclidia 667 



Excursus XXI. Companionship and Commensalism among Caterpillars 671 



Cinclidia harrisii 674 



Genus Euphydryas 684 



Excursus XXII. The Hibernation of Caterpillars 688 



Euphydryas phaeton 690 



