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19. THECLA AUBURNIANA Harr. On flowers near woods ; 

 rather rare ; early May and early August. 



20. THECLA NIPHON Boisd. and Lee. On flowers of Gna- 

 phalium, by shady road-sides ; rare ; early May. 



21. THECLA MOPSUS Harr. Strymon Mopms Hubn. 

 very rare, in southern portions only. 



22. THECLA AUGUSTUS Kirby. By thickets ; rarely found 

 except in the northern portions where it is common ; May. 



23. DANAIS ERIPPUS Doubl. Danais Archippns Harr. 

 On flowers in meadows ; rather common ; it makes its 

 appearance about the last of July and continues through 

 the following month ; larva feeds on Asclepias. 



24. LIMENITIS MISSIPPUS Harr. in Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. 

 Hist, vii : 189. Nymphalis Dissippe Harr. in Treatise. 

 Fields ; common ; June and September ; larva feeds on 

 willow and poplar. 



25. LIMENITIS URSULA Boisd. and Lee. Nymphalis Ephes- 

 tion Harr. Skirts of woods ; rather rare, only in south- 

 ern portions ; two broods a year, about the last of June, 

 and in September ; larva feeds on scrub-oak. 



26. LIMENITIS ARTHEMIS Boisd. and Lee. Nymphalis Ar- 

 themis Harr. Skirts of woods and shady road-sides ; 

 abundant in the northern and elevated regions- only ; June 

 and early July. 



27. ARGYNNIS IDALIA Godt. Open fields; not abundant, 

 most common southwardly ; last half of July and early 

 August. 



28. ARGYNNIS CYBELE Godt. I do not know that this spe- 

 cies is found in New-England, but I have seen it from the 

 Hudson River, and do not doubt it will be found in Con- 

 necticut. 



29. ARGYNNIS ATLANTIS Edw. Proc. Philad. Acad. Nat. Sc. 

 1862 : 54. Road-sides and open fields ; found only in 

 the elevated and northern portions of New-England ; very 

 abundant in the valleys about the White Mountains, N.H.; 

 last of July and early August ; larva said to feed on the 

 Violaceae. 



30. ARGYNNIS APHRODITE Fabr. Open fields ; very abund- 

 ant, about flowers, everywhere except in the most elevated 

 and northern portions ; it is not found about the White 

 Mountains ; July, August. 



