THE TALLET ^^TTTZR^LIST. 
A List of Rliopalocera Known to Oc- 
cur in the Vicinity of Chicago, 111,, 
Viz.: Cook County, 111., and Lake 
County, Ind. 
C. E. WORTHINGTON, IRVING PARK, COOK 
COUNTY, ILL. 
Abbreviations: a very common, b com- 
mon, c occurs regularly in small numbers, d 
rare, e very rare, f occasional. Ind. and 111. 
only in that locality. 
Papilio ajax, L. 3 varieties, f 
P. philenor, L. a 
P. asterias, F. b 
P. troilus, L. d Ind. 
P. turnus, L. c 
P. cresphontes, Cram, f 
Pieris protodice, Bd.-Lec. b 
P. oleracea, Bel. f 
P. rapoe, L. a 
Antbocaris olympia, Edw. e Ind. 
Colias caesonia, Stoll. b 
C. curypbeme, Bd. b 
C. " var. Keewaydin, Edw. c 
C. philodice, Godt. a 
Terias lisa, Bd. c 
Danais archippus, F. a 
Argynnis iclalia, Drury. b 
A. cypele, Fab. b 
A. aphrodite, Fab. c 
A. alcertis, Edw. c 
A. atlantis, Edw. f 
A. myrina, Cram, c 
A. bellonia, Fab. c 
Euptoieta clauclea, Cram, d 
Phyciodes Harrasii, Scud, f 
P. nycteis, Doub. d 
P. tharos, Drury. a 
Crapta interrogationis, Fab. 2 varieties, c 
G. comma, Harr. c 
G, J. album, Bd. d 
Vanessa antiopa, L. a 
Pyrameis atalanta, L. b 
P. Huntera, Drury. a 
P. Cardui, L. a 
Sunonia lavinia, Cram, d 
Limenitis Ursula, F. c 
L. arthemis, Drury. f 
L. dissippus, Godt. a 
Neonympha Eurytris, F. c 
N. Canthus, L. c 
Debis portlandia, F. d 
Satyms nephele, Kirby. e 
Libythea Bachmanni, Kirt. e 
Thecta calanus, Hueb. c 
T. Edwardsii, Saund. d 
T. Acadica, Edw. f 
Chrysophanus tbee, Bd.-Lec. b 
C. Americana, d'Urban. d 
Lycaena pseudargiolus, Bd.-Lec. 3 vars. c 
L. comyntas, Sodt. a 
Ancyloxypha minitor, Fab. b 
Thymelicus garita, Reak. c 
Pamphila Zabulon, Bd.-Lec. c 
P. sassseus, Scud, d 
P. huron, Edw. e 
P. Peckins. Kirby. a 
P. mystic, Edw. c 
P. cernes, Bd.-Lec. a 
P. bimacula, Gr.-Rob, d 
P. del aware, Edw. e 
P. hi anna, Scud, e 
P. massassoit, Scud, f 
P. pontine, Edw. e 
Thanaos icelus, Lint, d Ind. 
T. martial is, Scud, c 
T. Juvenalis, F. c 
Pholisora catullus, Cram, c 
Eu dam us py lades, Scud, a 
E. bathyllus, Sm.-Abb. f 
E. lycidas, Sm.-Abb. e 
E. tityms, Fab. b 
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