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Pamphila verna Edwards. June, July, and August. 



Pamphila metacomet Harris. June, July. 



Pamphila ocola Edwards. This rare butterfly was taken at 

 Annadale in September, 1896, by Captain Robert D. Wainwright. 



Pamphila pontiac Edwards. July, August. 



Pamphila fusca Grote & Robinson. Captain Wainwright and 

 I collected several in a field near the Billopp house, at Totten- 

 ville, June 20, 1897. 



Pamphila viator Edwards. Not uncommon at the edge of the 

 salt meadows near Butler's pond, Dongan Hills, in July, 1898, 

 and in July, 1900. 



Pyrgus tessellata Scudder. August, September, and October 

 at Tottenville, and one near the Morgan road, Karle's Neck, Sep- 

 tember 8, 1895. 



Nisoniades brizo Boisduval & Leconte. April, May. and June, 

 on the more barren hills and sandy districts. 



Nisoniades icelus Lintner. Several specimens taken in May. 



Nisoniades persius Scudder. May to September inclusive. 



Nisoniades martialis Scudder. A single specimen collected on 

 the hill west of the Clove Valley near the cave, by Mr. Oscar 

 Fulda, May 3, 1902. One found near Reed's Valley, Todt Hill, 

 August 10, 1909. 



Nisoniades juvenalis Fabricius. Early May to October. 



Pholisora catullus Fabricius. May to August inclusive. 



Eudamus pylades Scudder. June, July. 



Eudamus bathyllus Smith & Abbot. May, June, and July. 



Eudamus lycidas Smith & Abbot. May, June, and July. 



Eudamus tityrus Fabricius. May to September inclusive. 



Family SPHINGIDAE 



Hemaris thysbe Fabricius. I have always found the typical 

 form in July and August, and the variety ruficaudis in May and 

 June. 



Amphion nessus Cramer. This insect often flies in the 

 brightest sunshine, and may be seen occasidnally about the flowers 

 of the blackberry in June. 



