RHOPALOCERA. 
Family—PAPILIONIDE. 
Sub-Family—PaPiLionin&. 
1. PApImLio ASTERIAS, Cram. 
Pa-pil’-i-o as-te’-ri-as. 
Expanse of wings, from 3.5 to 4 inches. 
Upper side of body and wings, black; the fore wings with 
two rows of yellow spots across them, eight in each row, the 
one near the outer margin composed of round spots, the 
second is within and parallel to the last and composed of 
wedge-shaped spots. There is also a yellow dash across 
the end of the cell, and a yellow spot a little above and 
beyond this. 
The hind wings have a row of seven yellow spots across 
the middle, and a series of six lunules of the same color 
along the outer margin, and an orange or red eye-spot con- 
taining a black pupil at the anal angle with a yellow edge on 
the outside. Between the rows of yellow spots is a series of 
blue spots or shades. Nervule 4, of the hind wing extends 
out into a lobe or tail, and the outer margin is excavated 
between the veins, and edged with yellow. 
The ground color on the under side of the wings is lighter 
than above, and the spots are repeated but touched more or 
less with orange. 
The abdomen has two rows of small yellow spots on each 
side. ; 
The females do not have the yellow spots as large, and are 
not as brightly colored as the males. 
