BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 
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71. Egeremet Skipper (Pamphila otho, var. egeremet). 
Sometimes rather abundant locally in June and July. The form 
otho is common in the Southern States and does not occur in this 
vicinity. The caterpillar feeds on grasses. 
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72. Metacomet Skipper (Pamphila metacomet). 
Not common. Found in June and July. It frequents flowers in 
fields and open ground. Single-brooded. The caterpillar feeds on 
grasses. 
73. Hianna Skipper (Pamphila hianna). 
Appears during the latter part of May, and is on the wing until 
about the middle of June. A brown butterfly with a few white dots 
on the fore wings, and heavily shaded with gray on the under sides 
of the wings. Very rare in this vicinity. 
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