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and names here used will at least be more convenient than that 

 given in any other recognized list. 



The letters in parentheses after the localities— (C.)» (E.), 

 (E.-C), etc. — refer to the locality in the State, as central, 

 eastern, east-central, etc. 



NYMPHALIDAE. 



I. Danais plexippus Linn. Generally distributed. Late March to end 



of November. 

 \graulis vanilla* Linn. In mountains of western section, especially 

 southward, and at Raleigh (E.-C.) in 1905. Not noted pre- 

 viously. 



3. Euptoieta claudia Cram. Generally distributed. Middle of July to 



end of November, sparingly from April to July. Larvae some- 

 times destructive to violets and pansies. 



4. Argynnis diana Cram. Principally confined to mountains, but two 



have been noted at Raleigh (E.-C). Mid June to September. 



5. Argynnis cybeU Fabr. Common in mountains, sparingly in middle 



section, and rare at Raleigh. End of May to middle of Sep- 

 tember. 



6. Argynnis aphrodite Fabr. Abundant in mountains but not noted 



elsewhere. June to September. 



7. Argynnis myrina Cram. " Mountains of North Carolina." — Holland 



Butterfly Book, pp. 129-130. 



8. Argynnis bellona Fabr. One taken and two others seen in drive 



along mountain roads of Watauga Co. , near Tennessee line, 

 in late August, 1906. 



9. Melitaea phaeton Drury. Two localities, both in mountain section ; 



Tryon (S\V.) in May and Cranberry (W.) between June and 

 October. 

 10. Phyciodes nycteis Db. and Hew. Three localities, all in mountains — 

 Tryon (SW.), Cranberry (W.), and Blowing Rock (W.). 

 May and June. 



II. Phyciodes tharos Drury. Generally distributed. From late March 



to end of November. 



12. Grapla interrogation^ Fabr. Generally distributed. Hibernates. 



Recorded on wing at Raleigh, every month except December, 

 as late as November 30 and early as January 22. 



13. Grapta comma Harr. Common in mountains, uncommon at Raleigh, 



though abundant in fall of 1904. Seasonal range same as pre- 

 ceding, though not so fully recorded. 



14. Grapta faunus Edw. Two localities, both in mountains. Cranberry 



(W.) and Blowing Rock (W.) (elevation, 4000 ft.). Common 

 July to September. A strictly mountain species. 



