14 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [January, 



railing, within which we spent the latter part of the afternoon of many a 

 hot day last August. Here, at about five o'clock every afternoon from 

 two to five individuals of P. huntera appeared, flying with apparent un- 

 concern close about the heads of the spectators, and frequently alighting 

 on the chimney beside them, on the roof at their feet, and on the railing. 

 They appeared each day with the utmost regularity, and often remained 

 for some time after sunset. 



On reading in the News of the occurrence of Feniseca larquinius at 

 Jackson, N. H., I was reminded that I found two specimens of this but- 

 terfly in the road at Gaerwera Falls, Wilton, N. H., last June. I captured 

 one, but it was so old and worn that I did not keep it. There were sev- 

 eral other small butterflies in the vicinity, which I do not doubt were of 

 this species, though I could not identify them. 



Four species of butterflies which are not generally plentiful in New 

 England are found somewhat commonly here. Papilio philenor, P. cres- 

 phontes^ Callidryas eiibule and Jiinonia ccenia. I have taken specimens 

 of all, except eubule, which has been seen several times by my brothers 

 and myself — William L. W. Field. 



More Venturesome Insects. — The notes in the News for November 

 and December by Messrs. Webster and Calvert on the singular behavior 

 of Pyranieis atalanta, reminds me that I have seen Grapta comma act in 

 the same way in an orchard in Manchester, N. H. Almost any afternoon 

 for several weeks this butterfly could be found flitting about above the 

 decayed apples, or sunning himself on the trunk of one of the trees. At 

 first I thought that he was attracted by the apples, but after these were 

 removed he came as regularly as ever. Very often he would alight on 

 my sleeve as I stood watching him. On Star Island, Isles of Shoals, in 

 the Summer of 1891, I was extremely interested by the actions of a Py- 

 rameis huntera, which came every afternoon at-about 3.30 o'clock and 

 perched upon the railing of the hotel piazza. Sometimes it even flew 

 nearer and alighted on my chair, and once even on the book from which 

 I was reading. — Edward W. Cross. 



Notes on the Food-plant of Paonias astvlus Dru. — It may be of 

 interest to some of the readers of the Entomological News to learn 

 that I found Dangleberry or Blue Tangle {Gayliissacia frittdosa) to be the 

 favorite food-plant of that rare Sphinx, Paonias astylus Dru., and that 

 owing to this discovery, after many a vain search, on huckleberrj^ I was 

 fortunate enough to collect quite a number of larvae during the months of 

 August and September. Dangleberry grows abundantly in some parts 

 of New Jersey, and is principally found in shady places on the outskirts 

 of woods, the bushes often reaching a hight of over three feet; it can 

 readily be recognized by the green berries dangling from a long stem and 

 turning reddish blue late in the season. Huckleberr\- bushes of the va- 

 rious species on which some of the Newark collectors always find the 

 beautifully speckled astylus larvae, were very plentiful where I did my 



