CATALOGUE OF INSECTS. 371 



A. bellona Fabr. Throughout the State, more common northwardly : near 

 Newark it occurs with myrina (Br), Staten Island, VI-VIII (Ds), near 

 New York, VI-IX (Bt), Cape May, VI, 30, Camden, VI, 18 (Sk): larva 

 on violets. 



PHYCIODES Doubl. 



P. nycteis Dbl. Hew. Recorded from Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake (Bt 1 ) 

 to Mount Holly (Aaron), but as common only at Greenwood Lake : all 

 the dates are in June and July. The larva is recorded on Asters, Sun- 

 flowers and Actinomeris. 



P. tharos Dru. Common throughout the State and throughout the season. 

 Mr. Beutenmuller says it is probabably three-brooded ; the form marcia 

 Edw. appears in May and June and produces the form morpheus Edw., 

 from which in turn marcia again appears : the larva feeds on Asters. 



P. batesii Reak. The only record is Gloucester (Aaron). 



MELITJEA Fabr. 



M. phaeton Dru. Throughout the State in swampy meadows, sometimes not 

 uncommonly: Lake Hopatcong (Pm), Staten Island, V, VI (Ds), larva 

 winters, forms pupa, VI, 25, imago near Newark, VII, 5 (Br), Camden, 

 VI, 10 (Sk). Recorded food plants are Lomcera cilia/a, Chelone glabra, 

 Viburnum dentatum, Mimulus. Planiago, Gerardia and others. 



M. harrisii Scudd. Orange Mountains (Soc), Schooley's Mountain (Aaron) ; 

 the larva feeds on asters. 



GRAPTA Kirby. 



G. interrogations Fabr. Occurs throughout the State and throughout the 

 season. The adult hibernates and begins to oviposit in May (Br), there 

 are three broods (Bt) and two iorms,/abricii and umbrosa. Food plants 

 are elm, Celtis, hop, nettle, basswood and others. 



G. comma Harr. Also quite generally distributed ; but less common and 

 more local ; also occurs in two forms, harrisii (winter) and dryas (sum- 

 mer), and at almost all times during the season. Food plants as before, 

 save that hop is the favorite where it occurs. 



G. faunus W. H. Edw. Occurs in the northern hilly parts of the State. 

 Schooleys Mountain (Aaron) : larva on birch, willow, currant and goose- 

 berry. 



G. progne Cram. Occurs from New Brunswick northward throughout the 

 State ; somewhat local and occasionally common : Camden, one male, 

 IV, 24 (Carney). Mr. Beutenmuller gives two broods, June and August ; 

 Mr. Davis finds hibernated specimens, March and April, and fresh 

 examples in midsummer. The larva is recorded from currant and goose- 

 berry. 



G. j-album Bd. Lee. Occurs locally north of the red shale, IV, V, VIII & X ; 

 Staten Island (Ds), Newark (Soc), Caldwell (Cr), Orange Mts., IV (Wdt), 

 Schooleys Mountain (Aaron), Camden, one female (Carney): larva on 

 birch. 



