BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 



45. Snout Butterfly (Libythea bachmani). 



This species may be recognized easily by its long beak-like palpi, 

 hence the name Snout Butterfly. It is somewhat rare here, though 

 it sometimes appears in numbers. It flies -luring May. July, August 

 and early September, and is two- or three-brooded. The caterpillar 

 feeds on hackberry (Celti 



Family LYCEXI 1 ).K. 



These are small butterflies, with or without fine, short, hair- 

 like tails on the hind wings. They have six legs adapted for 

 walking. They are commonly called Blues and Hair-Streaks. 

 The caterpillars usually live in flower-heads of various kinds <.f 

 plan/ ling On the tender parts of the leaves only when com- 



pelled to do s<>. They are more or less oblong oval or oval, with 

 the head retractile into the first segment, and have a ridge along 

 the back. The chrysalids are short, fastened at the anal ex- 

 tremity, and have a loop of silk around the body, much as do the 



UionidiB. They may be separated as follows: 



Syn ' ///<• Ly 



Thecla. 



Hind wings wit: 



Slat' -.vita an orange spot at the anal angle of hind 



wing . 1 . mel 



Sep •:. with a doubl< Q, white transv. ■ 



■ 1 on both v I 



Sep: '.. with four irregular, wavy white line 



the upper win; 



