ic^4 NATURE'S CALENDAR 



Aucust "^l Bine-eyed Grayling, or A lope Bntterjly. — 



Adults continue on the wing, and during latter 



part of month lay eggs on grasses. 



Viceroy Butterfly. — Adults of second brood 

 continue on wing and deposit eggs on leaves of 

 willow and poplar. 



Spring Azure Butterfly. — Adults of the sec- 

 ond brood still to be found. 



Tiger Swalloiotail. — Butterflies deposit eggs 

 on various trees, and larvae feed upon foliage. 



Clouded Sulphur Butterfly. — Adults still com- 

 mon everywhere. 



Black Swallo-cotail, or Asterias Butterfly. — 

 Larvae mature and change to chrysalids ; but- 

 terflies of second brood appear and lay eggs. 



Cecropia and other large Moths. — Larvae 

 complete growth on their various food- plants. 



Sphinx Moths. — Larvae of many species to 

 he found on many food-plants. 



Harvest-flies, or Cicadas. — Adults continue 

 singing ; oviposit in twigs of trees. 



Leaf-hoppers. — Adults of many species abun- 

 dant on leaves of trees, shrubs, and herbs ; 

 many on grasses. 



T'ioig- hoppers. — Adults common on branches 

 of many herbs. 



Locusts, or Grasshoppers. — Adults of many 

 species in fields and meadows ; ovipositing, es- 

 pecially during the latter part of the month. 



Tree Crickets. — Adults common on leaves 

 and branches ; singing in the evening. 



Black Crickets. — Abundant in fields and about 

 logs, etc. ; begin laying eggs in the ground. 



Katydids. — Several species abundant, feed- 

 ing on leaves of various plants, singing, and 

 laying eggs. 



Dragon-flies and Damsel-flies. — Very com- 

 mon in the neighborhood of ponds and streams. 



