PAPILIO BREVICAUDA IN CAPE BRETON ISLAND, N. S. (LEPID.)

I first made the acquaintance of Papilio brevicauda in Cape Breton in the summer of 1936 when engaged on an Insect Faunal Survey of this region. We ( i.e. , my assistant Mr. T. N. Freeman and myself) had made our head-quarters at the picturesque town of Baddeck on Little Bras d'Or Lake and on t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: McDunnough, J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1939
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Breton Island
Sandy Beach
Bras d'Or Lake
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent71153-7
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00110582
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Summary:I first made the acquaintance of Papilio brevicauda in Cape Breton in the summer of 1936 when engaged on an Insect Faunal Survey of this region. We ( i.e. , my assistant Mr. T. N. Freeman and myself) had made our head-quarters at the picturesque town of Baddeck on Little Bras d'Or Lake and on the afternoon of July 12th I decided to row over to the small island opposite the town, which forms the eastern side of the harbour; this island is heavily wooded down to the water's edge except for a small strip of sandy beach on the Irest side, which is grown over with various coarse grasses and numerous low plants, chief among which is a flourishing colony of lovage ( Ligusticum scothicum ), a plant which to my knowledge does not accur on the mainland in this region.

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