214 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



75. LIMENITIS EROS, Edw. 



Expanse of wings from 2.6 to 3 inches. 



Upper surface dark red-brown, mahogany color, the 

 black markings heavier than in L. Disippus, the white 

 spots in the border of the hind wings subobsolete, while 

 in the males there are often a series of white crescents in 

 front of the black line of the hind wings. 



The under side is as dark as the upper, or scarcely 

 lighter, with the white marks more prominent than in 

 L. Disippus, and a white spot near the base of each wing. 



The following description of the preparatory stages, 

 arranged from Mr. Edwards's account of the life-history 

 of this species, will show how the two species differ in 

 the larva state. 



The egg is similar to that of L. Disippus, but a little 

 higher in proportion. 



The color of the larva after the first moult is mottled 

 tawny and dark brown, the appendages on joint 3 one- 

 third as large as in Disippus (.01 of an inch). 



After the second moult, color more black, less tawny, 

 the appendages .03 of an inch long, thick, club-shaped, 

 covered closely with grains, mostly tawny, a few black. 



After the third moult, color black, the tops of all the 

 tubercles tawny, the appendages .06 to .08 of an inch 

 long, clubbed as before, tawny. 



After the fourth moult, color variable, either dark red- 

 brown, the anterior segments brown-buff, the patch light 

 buff, pink-tinted, or dark yellow-brown, the anterior 

 segments yellow- white, the patch yellow, with buff tint ; 

 the appendages .12 to .22 of an inch long, clubbed and 

 closely covered throughout with tawny grains (the shorter 



