PAMI'IULIUI : EUPIIYKS VERXA. 1745 



Distribution (31: 8). Tliis butterfly, like the preceding, is a member 

 of tiic Ailogiianiiiu fauna, but it lias even been reported from Georgia 

 ( Edwards) ; excepting this its southcrmost known stations are West 

 "Virginia and Washington (Edwards) ; westward it has been taken as far 

 as Illinois (Worthington) and eastern Kansas, rare (Snow), but north- 

 ward it does not reach the l)oundaric8 of the Canadian fauna, havinjr been 

 taken only as far north as Albany and Sharon Springs, N. Y. (Lintner). 

 That this statement may be greatly modified by later information is shown 

 by its having been taken by Geddes at Calgary, Alberta. 



In New England it is confined to the southern portions and is everywhere 

 exceedingly rare ; a single specimen has been taken at Jlilford, N. II. 

 ("Whitney) ; others have been obtained at Mt. Tom (^forrison, Dimmock), 

 South Hadley and Amherst Notch (Sprague) and Springfield, Mass. 

 (Emery, Dimmock) and at Farmington (Norton), Oxford (Hargcr — 

 Mus. Yale Coll.) and Guildford, Conn. (Smyth— Mus. Yale Coll.)^ 



Life history. The butterfly is single brooded but the mode of hiber- 

 nation is uncertain. The earliest butterflies make their appearance the 

 very last of June — sometimes as early as the 22d, but it is not until about 

 the 4th of July that the Insect becomes abundant and it flies throughout 

 tliis month. Like its congener this buttei-fly is very fond of flowers 

 exposed to the hottest sunshine and may easily be taken when feeding on 

 the blossoms of Asclepias. The caterpillar is very inert, and in confine- 

 ment in a closed box, eats by day as well as by night. It feeds on grass. 



Desiderata. The exact history and careful descriptions of its early 

 stages are our principal needs with regard to this insect. Plainly we have 

 much to learn about its distribution not only over the southern part of 

 New England but especially throughout the west ; the peculiarities of tlie 

 flight and postures of the imago and the parasites of its early life arc 

 lesser though important deficiencies. 



LIST OF ILLUSTBATIONS.—EUPHYES VEENA. 



General. Imago. 



ri. 31, fig. 8. Distribution in North America. PI. 10, fig. 27. Female, upper surface. 



Egg. 33. M;ile, liotli surfaces. 



PI. 66, fig. 35. Colored, and outline enlarged. 37:35. Male abdominal appendages. 



Caterpillar. 43:17. Discal stigma of fore wing of the 



PI. 77, figs. 25, 26. Mature caterpillars. male. 



SO : 6-5. Front view of head in fifth stage. 50 : 6. Scales of the discal stigma. 



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