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protodice: veins of hind wings broadly bordered with black. 1854 sisymbri: 

 veins black above. 1866 occidentalis: veins of hind wings narrowly bordered 

 with black. 1871 beckeri: somewhat mottled beneath with green. 

 Pontia beckeri (Edw.) creusa (D. & H.) 



napi (Linn.) flora — sara. 



occidentalis (Reak.) lanceolata (Boisd.) 



protodice (B. & L.) lotta Beut. 



rapae^ (Linn.) sara Boisd. 



sisymbri (Boisd.) Terias midea (undetermined). 



Rhodocera rhamni — Zerene eurydice. mexicana (eastern). 



Synchios ausonides (Boisd.) nicippe — Eurema. 



australis Gr. Xanthidia mexicana (not California). 



caliente (Wr.) Zerene caesonia Stoll. 



cetliura Feld. eurydice Boisd. 



NYMPHALID>E. 



This family shows the most diversity of form among butterflies. The food 

 habits of the larvae are as follows: — Oaks Adelpha and Basilarchia lorquini. 

 Elm Euvanessa. Poplar Euvanessa and Basilarchia archippus. Willow Bu- 

 vanessa, Basilarchia archippus and Polygonia faunus. Ceanothus Eugonla. 

 Thistle Phyciodes mylitta. Nettie Aglais, Polygonia satyrus Vanessa atlanta 

 and cardui. Azalea Polygonia silvius and zephyrus. Passion flower Agraulis 

 and Euptoieta. Violets Argynnis, Brenthus and Euptoieta. Scrophulariaceae 

 Lemonias. Hops and Boehmeria Vanessa atlanta. Gnaphalium and Antennaria 

 Vanessa huntera. Cnicus, Carduus and Althaea Vanessa cardui. Lavatera, 

 assurgentiflora and Malva Vanessa caryae. Plantago, Gerardia and Antir- 

 rhinum Junonia. 



A migration of very great numbers of Eugonia ocurred in 1912 in the 

 northern part of the state, and a few years before in southern California 

 Vanessa cardui flew in equally great numbers. 



SYNOPSIS OP GENERA. 



Argynnis: wings mottled with brown or black including a row of round 

 black dots in the center of a broad submarginal band across both wings. 

 Brenthus: these spots also beneath. Euptoieta: median band paler than 

 Submarginal. 



Lemonias: under side of hind wings much paler than front wings. Phyci- 

 odes: second joint of palpi enlarged. Thesalia: more than half of the hind 

 Aving beneath yellow. 



Polygonia: outer edge of wings angular. Jurionia: wings with large 

 eyespots above. Euvanessa: wings black with pale border. Aglais: reddish 

 band across wings just within black border. Vanessa: hind wings spotted 

 beneath. Eugonia: no silver spots beneath on hind wing. 



Basilarchia. Agraulis: front wings more than twice as long as broad. 

 Limenitis: eyes hairy. 



Adelpha bredowii — Liminites bredowii. Apatura drummondi Kirby. 

 californica — Limenites bredowii. Argynnis adiante — adiaset. 

 Aglais milberti (Goda.) adiaste Behr. 



Agraulis vanillae (Linn.) adraste — adiaste. 



