BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 





57. American Copper Butterfly 'Junius hypophlaas). 



:nmon in open, sunny fields and meadows, from May to 

 October. Three-brooded in this vicinity. The caterpillar lives on 

 sorrel (7\. 



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58. Bronze Copper Butterfly (Chrysophanus thoc). 



This butterfly is double-brooded, and is not common in this 

 vicinity. It is found in swampy places. The first brood appears 

 in June or early in July, and the second from the middle of August 

 to the middle of September. The caterpillar feeds on smart-weed 

 {Polygonum) and sorrel {Run: 



59. The Wanderer 



Somewhat rare and local in this 1 rhood. I ially 



found where alders grow plant-lice, which 



live in masses and with thick wh ions. 



The caterpillar particularly affects the species (5 



