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EARLY STAGES OF SOME HESPERIINAE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

V. G. Dethier
Affiliation:
Biological Laboratories, Harvard University

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Observations on the life histories of Polites verna Edw., Hesperia leonardus Harr., and Ancyloxypha numitor Fabr. are reported here. Previous work on the rare P. verna included a vague description by Scudder of a drawing of the egg and a full account of the last larval instar. Concerning H. leonardus only the egg and first instar were known. A drawing of the second instar was also described (Scudder, 1889). In a previous communication (Dethier, 1938) it was pointed out that the third brood of A. nomitor probably passed the winter in the larval stage. This is confirmed and further details presented.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1939

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Dethier, V. G., 1938. The Larva and chrysalis of Ancyloxypha numitor Fabr. Bul. So. Calif. Academy Sci., 37 (2): 7477.Google Scholar
Scudder, S. H., 1889. Butterflies of eastern United States and Canada. Vol. 2.Google Scholar