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MOTHS AND r,UTTERFLlES. 



but is rarely, if ever, to be found in such abundance as the preceding 

 species, and its time of a[)pearance is later, usually about the middle 

 of July. The insect, though timid, is not a rapid flyer, and seems to 

 be somewhat gregarious in its habits, for, where one is seen, a num- 

 ber may often be started from the trees and bushes in its immediate 

 vicinity. 



The saying that "one sees what he is looking for" was never 

 better exemplified tlian with reference to the collecting of many of 



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Neoiiyniiiliii cantlms. Male. 



our butterflies and moths, and the shy and retiring species under 

 consideration is a good exam[)le. Were one not diligently looking 

 for the insect, and acquainted witli the kind of locality in which it is 



Nediiyiuplia cantlms. Male. Uiuiei' side. 



usually found, he would probably never dream of its existence unless 

 by accident he ran across a colony. These butterflies seldom stray 

 far from where they emerge from the clnysalis, and on account of 



