BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 
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74. Peck’s Skipper (Pamphila peckius). 
Found everywhere in meadows, and is one of the most common 
species of Hesperids in this vicinity. It is double-brooded, the first 
brood appearing from the latter part of May to the middle of July, 
and the second brood in August and September. The caterpillar 
feeds on grasses. 
75. Pontiac Skipper (Pamphila pontiac). 
Not common. Found in June and July. It is single-brooded. 
The caterpillar feeds on grasses. 
76. Ocola Skipper (Pamphila ocola). 
A dark brown species, with slight bronzy lustre. There is a 
semi-transparent spot on the fore wings at the end“of the cell, and a 
small dot a little beyond. Sometimes traces of a third spot are 
found beneath the large one. Very rare in this vicinity, but common 
southward. 
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