(1) Scuyroots canthus (Boisd'ival & Leconte), P.ate LXI, $ 

 (The Grass-nymph). 



The butterfly always haunts meadows and hides among 

 tufts of tall grass in moist places. It is quite common in New 

 England and Canada, and is found in the cool regions of the 

 Appalachian uplift as far south as North Carolina. It has a 

 peculiar jerking flight and is easily captured. Expanse 1.65- 

 1.90 inch. 



The caterpillar feeds on grasses, and its early stages and 

 transformations have often been described. 



GENUS NEONYMPHA WESTWOOD 



(THE SPANGLED-NYMPHS). 



Small butterflies, rather obscure in color. Both fore and 

 hind wings evenly rounded; the fore wings with the costal and 

 median veins much swollen at the base. Antennae short 

 without a distinctly defined club. Egg globular marked with 

 polygonal cells. Caterpillar with a large head, bifid above, and 

 produced as two cones thickly studded with little raised pro- 

 jections. Chrysalis comparatively long, pointed at the head, 

 with a blunt tubercle on the thorax; green. 



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