Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island 9 



Papilio polyxenes Fabricius. May to October inclusive. 



Papilio troilus Linnaeus. J\Iay to September inclusive. 



Papilio turnus Linnaeus. May -to Septen ber inclusive. 



Papilio thoas Linnaeus. Several were captured in Aug.ist and 

 September, 1882. and in 1893 ^ ^^^v were seen. Since tbat date 

 it has been observed in the ^loravian cemetery, where there are 

 some bushes of Ptclca trifoliata, the food plant of the larva. 



Family HESPERIDAE 



Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius. ]\Iay to September in- 

 clusive. 



Pamphila massasoit Scudder. July and August. Two from 

 the meadows near the foot of New Dorp Lane August 8, 1885. 

 and plentiful near Bull's Head on July 19, 1891. 



Pamphila zabulon Boisduval & Leconte. May, June, August, 

 September, and October. 



Pamphila hobomok Harris. May, June, and July. On a cool 

 and shady morning in the latter part of May, upon looking among 

 the bushes and young trees on the edge of a field, I found four 

 Pamphilas in the positions they had chosen in which to spend the 

 previous night. Three of them were P. hobomok, and the fourth 

 was P. sassaciis. All were resting on the tops of the leaves, in 

 the shade or protection of overhanging branches. 



Pamphila sassacus Harris. May and June. 



Pamphila metea Scudder. Collected at Tottenville in June by 

 Captain Robert D. Wainwright. 



Pamphila leonardus Edwards. One female collected at Mari- 

 ners' Harbor on September 25, 1887, and one male on Todt 

 Hill September 22, 1888. 



Pamphila otho Smith & Abbot. June, July, and August. 



Pamphila peckius Kirby. May to September inclusive. 



Pamphila mystic Scudder. June. 



Pamphila manataaqua Scudder. May, June, July. 



Pamphila cernes Boisduval & Leconte. May to September 

 inclusive. 



