BUTTERFLIES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 



95. Hoary Cloudy-Wing (Eudamus lycidas). 



Not common. It may be found in June and July in open places 

 and edges of woods. The flight of the butterfly is swift, and it darts 

 off very rapidly when disturbed. Besides alighting on flowers, it has 

 the habit of sitting on the tips of dead branches of bushes and 

 young trees. It is single-brooded. The caterpillar feeds on tick- 

 trefoil (Desmodium) and other Le gummosa. 



96. Long-Tailed Hesperid {Eudamus proteus). 



Exceedingly rare in this neighborhood, but very common in the 

 Southern States. The caterpillar feeds on wild bean (Phaseolus), 

 butterfly-pea (Clitoria), wistaria, tick-trefoil (Desmodium) and other 

 allied plants 



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