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English Names for Butterflies. 



The natural objects which attract most attention among 

 all classes are birds, butterflies, and flowers. In England, 

 the native species of all these groups have received common 

 English names ; and no doubt many persons have thus ac- 

 quired a good knowledge of Natural History who might have 

 been repelled by scientific Greek or Latin compounds. In 

 our own country all the common birds and flowers have also 

 received such names, and it is my belief that the study of 

 butterflies would be far more popular, if they also had com- 

 mon names. There would be an advantage, too, in this, for 

 Antiopa would be the Camberwell Beauty all the same, how- 

 ever fiercely men wrangled over Papilio vs. Vanessa as its 

 proper adjunct ! 



In Psyche, then, as its appropriate place, we print the fol- 

 lowing list of names proposed for New England butterflies, 

 using as a basis on the scientific side, the names of my Revi- 

 sion. Account is taken of all names that have been proposed 

 by Gosse and others, and they are retained unless special rea- 

 sons prevent. 



1. QZneis semidea. — The White Mountain butterfly. 

 Harris called it the Mountain butterfly. 



2. (Eneis Jutta. — The arctic Satyr. 



3. Enodia Portlandia. — The Pearly-eye. 

 This is the name given by Gosse. 



4. Minois Alope. — The blue-eyed Grayling. 



Gosse called it the Blue-eyed Ringlet, but it is rather a Grayling than a 

 Ringlet in English parlance. 



5. Minois Nephele. — The dull-eyed Grayling. 



6. Argus Eurydice. — The eyed Brown. 

 This is Gosse's name. 



