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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
with darker brown. The body below is almost black, and the palpi 
are gray. The habits of this insect are very like those of Eudamus 
tityrus , but according to my experience, it is a much rarer butterfly. 
I have never seen it abundant, although 1 have specimens from 
Massachusetts, Washington, D. C., and Arkansas. 
Eudamus pylades is a sooty brown butterfly, with a number of 
small angular light spots distributed over the outer half of the 
forward wing. The body is darker brown than the wings. The 
larva feeds on clover, and the perfect insect comes forth in June. It 
is an inhabitant of all but the most northern part of the United 
States. 
Eudamus bathylus. 
Eudamus bathylus is a very similar insect in color and shape to 
the preceding, except that the yellow spots on the fore wings are 
much larger and more distinct. It is more southern in its range of 
territory. I have specimens from Virginia and Arkansas. 
Ancyloxyplia numitor. 
A little species, belonging to this same family, but differing 
much in shape from those already described, is Ancyloxyplia numitor. 
In this butterfly the head is wide and large, proportionally, but the 
