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TABLE 1. Number of broods, larval food-plants, and hibernating stages 
for several butterflies in three transition zone areas. Data from 
Forbes (1906), New England (A) ; Saunders (1932), Allegany 
State Park, N.Y. (B) ; and Ebner (1970), Wisconsin (C). 
E — egg; L = larva; P = pupa; A = adult. 
Number Hiber- 
of Broods nating 
Species 
A 
B 
C 
Larval food-plants 
Stage 
HESPERIIDAE 
Amblyscirtes samoset 
l 
_ 
1 
Gramineae 
? 
A. vialis 
2 
- 
1 
Andropogon 
P 
Euphyes dion 
- 
- 
1? 
Scirpus, Carex? 
? 
E. conspicus 
- 
- 
1 
Car ex 
? 
Poanes massasoit 
2 
- 
1 
Carex 
? 
P. hobomok 
1 
1 
1 
Poa, Panicum 
L,P 
P. viator 
- 
- 
1 
Zizania, Phragmites? 
? 
tV allengrenia otho 
- 
1 
1 
Panicum, Digitaria 
L 
Polites coras 
1 
- 
2 
Gramineae 
? 
P. themistocles 
- 
- 
1-2 
Panicum 
? 
P. mystic 
2 
2? 
1 
Poa 
L 
Hesperia metea 
1 
- 
1 
Andropogon 
? 
H. sassacus 
1 
1 
1 
Panicum 
? 
H. leonardus 
1 
- 
1 
Panicum, Erogrotis 
L 
Ancyloxipa numitor 
3 
3 
2-3 
Poa 
L,P 
Pholisora catullus 
2 
- 
1 
Chenopodium, Amaranthus , 
Ambrosia, Marrubium 
L 
Pyrgus communis 
- 
3 
2 
Althaea, Malva 
L,P 
Erynnis icelus 
1 
1 
1 
Populus, Betula 
L 
E. brizo 
1 
- 
1 
Ouercus, Castanet 
L 
E. lucilius 
3 
- 
2 
Aquilejia 
L 
E. horatius 
2 
- 
- 
Quercus 
? 
E. juvenalis 
2 
- 
1 
Quercus 
L 
Thorybes bathyllus 
1 
- 
1 
Leguminosae 
P 
T. pylades 
2 
2? 
1 
Lespedeza, Trifolium, 
Medic ago 
P 
Epargyreus clarus 
1 
2 
1-2 
Robinia, fVistaria 
P 
PAPILIONIDAE 
Battus philenor 
2 
2 
_ 
Aristolochia 
P,A 
Papilio polyxenes 
2 
2 
2 
Umbelliferae 
P 
P. glaucus 
2 
2 
1-2 
Fraxinus, Prunus, Betula, 
Populus, others 
P 
P. troilus 
2 
2 
- 
Lindera, Sassafras, Persea 
P 
