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106. (590). EUDAMUS BATHYLLUS, Sm.-Abb. The Southern Cloudy- 



wing. 



Hesperia bathyllus, Morris, Lep. N. A., 1862, 106. 

 Eudamm bathyllus, French, Sev. Rep. St. Ent. 111., 1878, 162. 

 Id., But. E. U. S., 1886, 369. 

 Packard, Guide, 1883, 269. 

 Blatchley, Hoos. Nat., II, 1886, 62. 

 Tlwrybes bathyllus, Scudder, But. E. U. S. and Can., 1889, II, 



1432 ; in, pis. 17, 27, 66, 76, 85. 



Also a rare species, but probably found throughout. It frequents 

 fence rows and thickets from May 1 5 to September, and has been taken 

 in Monroe, Randolph and Lake counties. The larvse feed upon different 

 species of Leguminosce. 



107. (595.) EUDAMUS LYCIDAS, Sm.-Abb. The Hoary Edge. 

 Hesperia lyeidas, Morris, Lep. N. A. , 1862, 106. 

 Eudamus lycidas, French, Sev. Rep. St. Ent. 111., 1878, 162. 



Id., But. E. U. S., 1886, 370. 

 Blatchley, Hoos. Nat., II, December, 1886, 63. 

 Aehalanis lyeidas, Scudder, But. E. U. S. and Can., 1889, II, 

 1418; III, pis. 9, 27, 66, 76, 85. 



Rather frequent throughout. Most common in brier patches and along 

 the border of woods. May to September. The larv?e feed upon De*mo- 

 dium and allied plants, and the winter is passed in chrysalis. 



108. (599.) EUDAMUS TITYRUS, Fab. The Tityrus Skipper. The 



Silver Spot. 

 Eudamus tityrus, Harris, Ins. luj., 1862, 310, figs. 133, 134, pi. 



V, fig. 1. 



French, Sev. Rep. St. Ent. 111., 1878, 163. 

 Id., But. E. U. S., 1886, 374, figs. 89, 90. 

 Packard, Guide, 1883, 269. 

 Blatchley, Hoos. Nat., II, Dec. 1886, 62. 

 Goniloba tityrus, Morris, Lep, N. A., 1862, 112. 

 Epargyrem tityrus, Scudder, But, E. U. S. and Can., 1889, H 



1399 ; III, pis. 9, 15, 27, 76, 82, 85. 



Common in all parts of the 'State. The larvre feed upon the leaves of 

 many leguminous plants, chief among which is the common locust, and 

 the butterfly may usually be found near those trees, or hovering over 

 some bright colored flower in yard or garden. Another favorite resort is 

 a clump of blackberry bushes, about which it will flit for hours on a hot 

 day in midsummer. In Indiana it is single brooded, and hibernates in 

 the chrysalis. In the spring of 1891 the first specimen was token May 



