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Volume 28, Number 4
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Lycaena abbotti Holland, phlaeus aethiopica Poulton, pseudophlaeus Lucas. These three species lay eggs on species of Rumex, in particular nipalensis (= bequartii Wild.) and abyssinicus (Polygonaceae). Eggs laid on flowering heads and seeds, on which young larvae feed, before moving to leaves.
Alocides conradsi Aurivillius, ochrascens Joicey and Talbot. Females seen laying eggs in trails of ants. When larvae hatch, collected and taken by ants to nest. What they feed on not known.
Capys catharus Riley. Lays eggs on flowers of Protea. Larvae penetrate to base of flower head, and feed and pupate in this area.
BUTTERFLIES TAKEN IN LIGHT TRAPS
During 1973 three light traps were operated at Edgard, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. During this period 607 butterflies, representing 28 species, were taken in the traps. The distribution of individuals by species in order of abundance was as follows:
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Asterocampa celtis celtis |
Panoquina ocola (Edwards) |
6 |
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(Boisduval & Le Conte) |
191 |
Eurema lisa Boisduval & Le Conte |
5 |
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Libytheana bachmanii bachmanii |
Precis coenia (Hiibner) |
5 |
|
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(Kirtland) |
167 |
Euptoieta claudia (Cramer) |
4 |
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Asterocampa clyton clyton |
Limenitis arthemis astyanax |
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(Boisduval & Le Conte) |
98 |
(Fabricius) |
4 |
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Euptychia hermes sosybia |
Panthiades m-album |
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(Fabricius) |
17 |
(Boisduval & Le Conte) |
3 |
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Satyrium calanus falacer |
Epargyreus clarus clarus (Cramer) |
3 |
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(Godart) |
15 |
Pyrgus communis communis |
|
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Calycopis cercrops (Fabricius)* |
13 |
(Grote) |
3 |
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Polites vibex vibex (Geyer) |
12 |
Colias eurytheme eurytheme |
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Polygonia interrogationis |
Boisduval |
2 |
|
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(Fabricius) |
12 |
Phyciodes tharos tharos (Drury) |
2 |
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Phyciodes phaon (Edwards) |
10 |
Vanessa atalanta rubria |
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Strymon melinus melinus Hiibner |
8 |
(Fruhstorfer) |
2 |
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Limenitis archippus watsoni |
Phoebis sennae eubule (Linnaeus) |
1 |
|
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(dos Passos) |
7 |
Cynthia mrginiensis (Drury) |
1 |
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Hylephila phyleus (Drury) |
7 |
Polites ihemistocles (Latreille) |
1 |
|
Lerema accius ( Smith) |
7 |
Atalopedes campestris (Boisduval) |
1 |
* Subsequent to the compilation of these data, Mr. Harry K. Clench called to the attention of Bryant Mather the possibility that some material from this region, previously determined as C. cecrops (Fabricius) might be properly assignable to C. isobeon (Butler & Druce).
Data on occurrence and distribution of butterflies in Louisiana have been compiled by Lambremont (1954, Tulane Stud. Zool. 1: 125-164), Ross & Lambremont (1963, J. Lepid. Soc. 17: 148-158), Lambremont & Ross (1965, J. Lepid. Soc. 19: 47-52), Mather (1966, J. Lepid. Soc. 20: 102), and Strickland (in prep.). From a review of these data it appears that all of these species, except P. coenia, have not heretofore been recorded from St. John the Baptist Parish. Two were not known to occur in Louisiana at the time of Lambremont's 1954 work or Ross & Lambremont's of 1963, but were added to the Louisiana list in 1965 by Lambremont & Ross. These are S. calanus falacer (Godart) (reported as C. c. calanus (Hiibner)) and Panthiades m-album (B & L) from East Baton Rouge and West Feliciana Parishes only, respectively.
Vernon A. Brou, Jr., 6026 Vermillion Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana 70122.