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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 



with darker broAvii. Tlie l)0(ly below is almost l)laek, and tlie })alpi 

 are gray. 'Jdie liabits of this insect are veiy like those of EiiddniuH 

 tit^/rus, but according to my ex[)erience, it is a much rarer bntterfly. 

 I have never seen it almndant, although I have specimens from 

 Massacluisetts, Washington, D. ('., and Arkansas. 



Endamus pylades is a sooty brown butterfly, witli a number of 

 small angular light spots distributed over the outer half of the 

 forward wing. The body is darker l)rown than the wings. Tlie 

 larva feeds on clover, and the perfect insect comes forth in June. It 

 is an inhabitant of all Imt the most noi-thern part of the United 

 States. 



Eudaiiius b.athylus. 



Eiidamns hathylus is a verj^ similar insect in coloi- and shape to 

 the preceding, except that the yellow spots on the fore wings are 

 much larger and more distinct. It is more southern in its range of 

 territory. I have specimens from Virginia and Arkansas. 



Ancyloxypha iiumitor. 



A little species, belonging to this same family, but differing 

 much in shape from those already descril)ed, is Ancyloxiij^lia iinmitor. 

 In this butterfly the head is wide and large, proportionally, but the 



