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Rev. J. C. E. Riotte, who has done extensive collecting in the Beard-more area, reports he has never seen the insect on the wing. It was a conspicuous butterfly when we collected our series from three places east of Beardmore.
References
Klots, A. B., 1951. A field guide to the butterflies. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. Riotte, J. C. E., 1959. Revision of C. J. S. Bethune's list of the butterflies of the
eastern provinces of Canada as far as northern Ontario is concerned. Ontario
field biologist 13: 1-18.
P. D. Syme, Forest Insect Lab., P. O. Box 490, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., CANADA
MORE BUTTERFLY RECORDS FROM BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, INCLUDING A FOODPLANT OF PHOCIDES POLYBIUS (HESP.)
A small pierid was collected while in flight on November 24, 1960. Dr. A. B. Klots confirmed that it was Eurema daira lydia Felder, and said that this is certainly one of the few authentic records of this subspecies from Texas. This specimen was contributed to the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
I have this to report on Phocides polybius lilea Reakirt (syn. sanguinea Scud.): A ragged P. lilea adult female was collected by me in Brownsville on August 28, 1958. In the spring of 1959, several more specimens were captured in flight. Since that time P. lilea could be found during the summer and fall months frequenting the blossoms of male Papaya trees.
A gravid female was taken on August 15, 1960, and an attempt was made to get her to oviposit on the following series of plants: Papaya, Bougainvilla, Hibiscus, and Banana leaves. All to no avail, and all of these plants are native to Brownsville.
On February 2, 1961, six late instar hesperiid larvae were discovered feeding on Psidium guayava (native to this part of Texas). These larvae were observed feeding only at night on the leaves. Five of the larvae pupated within seven to ten days. The sixth larva was preserved in 70% alcohol after boiling in water and sent to the U. S. National Museum.
On February 28th, the first adult, a female Phocides polybius lilea, emerged. The remaining four, 2 males and 2 females, emerged in rapid succession, the last one on March 8th. As far as I can ascertain, this is the first published record for the food plant of P. polybius lilea in Texas. Dr. Klots remarked that this information was interesting and should be published.
Jack E. Lipes, 365 Lewis Street, Brownsville, Texas, U. S. A.