BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 



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. 



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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