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land, and on hilly roadsides in the Vicinity of woods." Perhaps mi- 

 grates. The butterfly hibernates, cf. Scudder, '97, pp. 139-144. 



Geographic Range. No. Labrador ; Nova Scotia ; Ontario ; mountains 

 of Penn. ; Indiana; Wisconsin; British Columbia; Alaska. Closely 

 related to the European E. vmi-aniim:' Probably of Asiatic origin. 



Ewvanessa antiopa L. Antiopa Butterfly. Not secured in 1905 but 

 recorded by Euthven ('06, p. 103) from the south end of the island. This 

 is a wide ranging species from Gautamala and Mexico northward o.ver 

 most of the United States and southern Canada; Alberta; British Co- 

 lumbia; Alaska; northern Asia and Europe. Scudder, '99, p. 1. This 

 species is probably of Asiatic origin. The butterfly hibernates. 



Aglais milberti Godt. Milbert's Butterfly. One specimen was taken 

 in the clearing at the Light-house on Rock Harbor (I, 7), (G. 36). 

 Scudder, '99, p. 330. Butterfly hibernates. 



Geographic Range. Labrador; Newfoundland; New Brunswick; On- 

 tario; Nova Scotia; New Hampshire; New York; northern Ohio; In- 

 diana; Montana; Colorado; Arizona and New Mexico, on the moun- 

 tains; Alberta; British Columbia south to central California; Great 

 Slave Lake; Mackenzie; Lake Athabasca; Hudson Bay. A distinctly 

 northern and mountain species. 



Vanessa atalanta L. Red Admiral. Two specimens were taken in 

 the light-house clearing (I, 7), (G. 45). This butterfly hibernates. 

 Scudder, '99, p. 79. 



Geographic Range. Southern Labrador; Newfoundland; Hudson 

 Bay; Alberta; British Columbia; of general distribution over 

 United States and extending southward on the mountains into Guata- 

 mala; Europe; Northern Asia and Africa. The extensive southward 

 distribution on the mountains is worthy of note. This species probably 

 originated in Asia. 



Vanessa hunteri Pabr. Hunter's Butterfly. A much worn specimen 

 was taken July 19, on the beach (I, 1), (G. 29), and on July 21 in the 

 ■clearing at Neutson's resort (IV, 5), (G. 121). Scudder, '99, p., 114. 

 Butterfly hibernates. Larva feeds on the Pearly Everlasting, Anophalis 

 margaritacea B. & II. (Dr. J. Fletcher), but the plant was not found 

 upon Isle Royale. 



Geographic Range. Nova Scotia ; Quebec ; Ontario ; Minn. ; British 

 Columbia ; United States generally ; Mexico ; Central America, and along 

 the Andes perhaps even to Patagonia; Antilles; Canary Isles. This 

 species, like the preceding, has an extensive southern distribution along 

 the mountains. Of North American origin. 



Vanessa cardui L. Thistle Butterfly. Pour specimens were taken 

 July 21, in the clearing about Neutson's resort (IV, 5), (G. 121) ; two 

 more upon the beach (I, 1) on July 10; a wing was found among the 

 drift on the beach (I, 1) ; several from the clearing at the Light-house 

 (I, 7) on July 7, 10 and 22 (G. 26, 45, 104, 133) ; one in the cleaj-ing 

 about the camp on Siskowit Bay (V, 3) on August 7 (G. 212) and 

 in the cassandra and sedge zone about a pond on Siskowit Bay (V, 

 11) on August 16. Scudder, '99, p. 106. This butterfly hibernates. 

 This species, with Argynnis atlantis and Basilachia arthemis, were the 

 most abundant butterflies upon the island. 



Geographic Range. — This butterfly has the most extensive range of 



