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...
Published in: | The Canadian Entomologist |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1939
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent71153-7 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00110582 |
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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