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With any of the commoner species the collector is not a factor in 
diminishing their numbers. These kindly disposed persons, before 
they pass judgment on the collectors for cruelty, should think of the 
parasites which so often inhabit the larvae of butterflies and moths, 
gradually eating away their substance till they are little more than 
animated skins filled with a wriggling mass of maggots, lingering in 
this condition for days, so weak as to be scarcely able to crawl. The 
industrious and painstaking collector, who is endeavoring to increase 
his knowledge or adorn his cabinet with fresh and perfect specimens, 
should have every encouragement; he is a public benefactor. 
This butterfly is most abundant the latter part of June, and the 
woods are then fairly alive with them. At tins time many specimens 
stray into the open fields and may be seen about our dwellings, 
although they act as though they felt out of place, and would gladly 
be back in the woods, where they prefer tracts containing a thick 
undergrowth of bushes. They fly low, just above the ground, with 
a rather slow but unsteady or jerky motion, and often alight on the 
low herbage. To get perfect specimens one must take them very 
soon after they make their appearance, as they are so apt to become 
worn or ragged. This species is probably double-brooded to a limited 
extent, as one may occasionally take perfect specimens in August or 
early in September ; but these are scarce in comparison with the June 
brood. The majority evidently prefer to go over to the next season. 
The larva is brownish, darker on the sides, and the body is covered 
with short brown hairs. The winter is passed in the larval state. 
The insect inhabits the eastern half of the country. 
Neonympha can thus. Male. 
A somewhat northern species is Neonympha canthus , and it is plenti¬ 
ful in parts of New England and Canada. It usually inhabits woods, 
