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of the Rocky Mountains, and extending well u]) into Canada. The 

 butterfly makes its appearance early in July, and in some of the hilly 

 and mountainous districts of New Hampshire is a common l)utterfly 

 at this time. Near Jackson, and along the Glen road between that 

 place and the base of Mount Washington, is a good locality for this 

 insect during the right season. It is quite abundant at and about 

 Sunapee Lake, and I have taken a good many fine specimens of this 

 and the preceding butterfly near the Sunapee steamboat landing. It 

 frequently alights in the road and on the wayside bushes, and is not 

 very shy, although a good flyer when alarmed. This Ijutterfly is on 

 ]'are occasions seen as far south as Boston, Mass., and a good many 

 specimens have been taken at Mount Wachusett, near Princeton, in 

 that State. There is little difference in the sexes except as to size, 



IJmeiiitis artlieniis. Female. 



the female being the larger. The caterpillar much resembles that 

 of Limenitis Ursula and Limenitis dissi.jnis^ both as to shape and color- 

 ing, except tliat as a general thing there is more brown and reddish 

 brown. The larva hibernates in the same way as the preceding 

 species, and in the next season completes its growth, making a chrysalis 

 which, except in its smaller size, closely resembles the other native 

 species of this genus. 



An insect, which in its coloring differs greatly from most of the 



