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the months of June and August I am at this place 
morning till late at night collecting butterflies and 
Between nine o'clock in the morning and four in the 
afternoon is about the best time for this purpose. During these 
hours I have collected beautiful specimens of Argynnis idalia 
‘and aphrodite, Limenitis ursula, Papilio philenor, turnus, 
jucus and troilus, some of which have an expanse of from 
four to five inches. One of the finest specimens taken last 
season was a Papilio glaucus, which had two bright yellow 
“spots on the upper wings and whose lower wings were almost 
_ completely yellow like those of turnus. Besides these there 
"are great numbers of others, such as Vanessa antiopa, atalanta, 
———huntera, cardui, etc. 
__ Inthe evening just as it isigetting dark, this same place be- 
somes a regular paradise for a collector of moths, etc. Going 
a: Sy the beds of Phlox, I have caught great numbers of 
the different species of the Sphinx family; but these always 
fly so very fast that it is extremely difficult to get at them with 
the net, for the slightest noise made by the breaking of a twig 
or the rustling of a leaf will frighten them, and off they go. 
____ As s6on as night has settled, the larger moths, i, ¢, Cith- 
——— eronia regalis, imperialis, polyphemus, cecropia, cynthia, pro- 
_ methea, Actias luna and great numbers of Catocalas, among 
which aré the red, yellow, white and black kinds, begin to fly 
__ around the lamps and electric lights of the park, which attract 
them in so great numbers that the collector is kept busy with 
his net and jar, until he returns home, weary with a good 
day’s work and the proud possessor of a fine collection for his 
vy oi this park there is another fine place, called Druid 
Hill Park. Here I have taken great numbers of Papilio ajax, 
_ Apatura clyton, Grapta comma, Terias nicippe, Anisota sen- 
_ atoria and virginiensis, also many other kinds peculiar to 
swampy and wooded regions. 
a The only difficulty in collecting at this place is the presence 
| of large numbers of copper-head snakes, which make this 
af region very dangerous for a collector, for he has to be very 
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