26 JONES ON NOVA SCOTIAN DIOKNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



This species is quite abundant some seasons, but equally scarce 

 in others. It appears very late about the end of September, and 

 ma}" be seen on the blossoms of the Fall dandelion {Leontodon 

 aiituninale) as late as the third week in October. It is some 

 years quite as common ay the Painted Lady B. According to the 

 synopsis of JST. Am. Diurnal Lepidoptera, published by the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, the United States specimens are as large as 

 P. cardui — with us they are perceptibly smaller. The Citadel Hill 

 was a favorite resort of this as well as other desirable species, but 

 unfortunately that excellent preserve during the last few years has 

 been closed to this entomologist, 



Nymphalis arthemis, (Drury.) 

 Nymphalis artemis, (^Yhite.) 

 jN', lamma, (Fabr.) 



This fine strong-winged butterfly is by no means common in 

 the neighborhood of the Atlantic coast, nor do I think it is more 

 abundant in the interior. It is difficult to capture from its rapid 

 flight and habit of flying high, and it seems to be partial to the 

 forest, where it loves to bask on some hardwood leaf, opening and 

 shutting its wings to the sun. I have observed it has a habit of 

 returning to the very same leaf it rested on when first surprised, 

 and if the collector remains perfectly still he will generally in a few 

 minutes time have another chance of netting the specimen. They 

 appear also to be partial to old roadways on the borders of the 

 forest. It appears about the first or second week in July, and I 

 have seen it still about on the 11th of August. It is a boreal form, 

 being found on the American continent as far north as lat. 63^ 

 but seldom farther south than 43^. 



Nymphalis disippiis, (Gordy.) 

 N misippus, (Fabr.) 

 AT. archippus^ (Cramer.) 

 Limenitis Ursula. 



Several species as a rule may be considered local in their dis- 

 tribution, being much influenced by the geological or botanical 

 features of the country ; several species found on our barren 



