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of its colors or liabits. The butterfly is much more northern in its 
range than the preceding species, and seems to .prefer mountain 
Grapta faunus. 
districts. I have taken a good many specimens in the hilly parts of 
New Hampshire, and it must be abundant in parts of Canada, judg¬ 
ing by the numbers I have had sent me from different places. 
Grapta faunus. Under side. 
Another species of Grrapta occurring in the northern part of the 
United States and Canada is Grrapta progne. The coloring of 
the upper side of the wings resembles that of Grrapta comma , but the 
markings below are quite different, being light brown and gray, with¬ 
out the irregularities of the other species, as there are many fine lines 
running diagonally across the wings. The silvery mark is thin and 
