Sept., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 231 



But to return to the Butterflies. Both Lycceyia comyntas and 

 L. pseudargiolus were taken, and these are the only species of 

 the genus which we have yet taken in the State. Along a 

 path we secured a series of Chrysophaniis hyphophlczus and sev- 

 eral Phyciodes tharos, while the blossoms of a wild plum tree 

 lured two Va?iessa hiuitera to their fate. A small Colzas eury- 

 thefue had been taken and a small Juno7iia ccefiia observed, 

 near the same place a week earlier. Dancing through the 

 warm woods we found Neonynipha gemma in sufficient num- 

 bers to be classed as "common." Eudamus bathyllus was 

 taken while sunning in the pathway, and on the huckleberry 

 blossoms we took a number of Thajiaos juvenalis and one speci- 

 men of brizo. Anthocharis gemttia $ was taken, and a pretty 

 little fellow he is too, with the orange tips to his falcate wings. 

 Several had been taken a week previous. While following 

 what we suspect was a female Anthocharis we were suddenly 

 arrested b}^ the appearance of Thecla damon on a bush before 

 us, where he sat for a moment chafing his hind wings together 

 after the fashion of Theclas. 



I<ast, and perhaps best of all, those who are accustomed 

 to poorer collecting grounds than ours, would have been 

 delighted to see Pamphila Carolina. This pretty little skipper, 

 which was described from North Carolina and has never yet 

 been recorded from anj^ other State, was found not at all 

 uncommon near a patch of white, violets, and seven specimens 

 fell to our share within a few minutes. As this insect is still 

 unknown to most collectors a brief account of it may not be 

 amiss. The general appearance of the insect when at rest is 

 yellowish, the wings being closely folded together vertically 

 over the back so that only the under surface is visible. They 

 alighted not infrequently on the grass and sprouting leaves 

 close to the ground, and several were also taken when perched 

 on sticks or weed stalks one or two feet high. They are very 

 pugnacious, and were observed to fiercely chase Phyciodes 

 tharos and one of the Lyccsna. One specimen of this species 

 (/^. Carolina) was taken on March 24th, and on April 3rd, ten 

 more were taken. The female, hitherto unknown, was repre- 

 sented among these. 



