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Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
I directed my address to "My Fellow Amateurs" because I meant it as a plea to some of them, who may not realize that the study of the moth, less glamorous perhaps than the study of the butterfly, is in the long run more rewarding. But, to the enthusiasm of the amateur, let the professional add the support of his knowledge. Let him give us the guide we need, let him stake out the road to lead us into the strange but wonderful world of the humble moth.
CAPTURE OF A HYBRID LIMENITIS ARTHEMIS ASTYANAX X L. ARCHIPPUS (NYMPHALIDAE) IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA
On 22 September 1974 a recently emerged male hybrid between Limenitis arthe-mis astyanax (Fabricius) and L. archippus (Cramer) (form rudidus Strecker) was captured near Fort Jackson, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia. Limenitis archippus was abundant in the area, but L. a. astyanax was not observed. The specimen (Fig. 1) is presently in the author's collection.
Piatt & Greenfield (1971, J. Lepid. Soc. 25: 278-284) reported the capture of a similar interspecific hybrid in North Carolina and listed 12 previously known records of such hybrids. An additional North Carolina specimen was reported by Green­field & Piatt (1974, J. Lepid. Soc. 28: 72-75). The individual captured at Savannah and the two from North Carolina are apparently the only known records of this form from the southeastern U.S.A.
Richard T. Arbogast, 114 Monica Blvd., Savannah, Georgia 31406.
Fig. 1. Male L. arthemis astyanax X L. archippus collected near Fort Jackson, Savannah, Georgia, on 22 September 1974 by R. T. Arbogast. Left: dorsal surface; right: ventral surface.