6 LEPIDOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA. 



Under side of primaries, paler ; the firsthand is pale rufous, 

 except the first two or three triangular spots, which are yellow. 



Under side of secondaries, orange, except the two last of the 

 marginal band, which are yellow. In the female the spots of the 

 first band are smaller, sometimes obsolete on the secondaries. 



Body black, rufous points on the thorax, and three series of yel- 

 low spots on the sides. Expands four inches. United States. 



Larva apple green, with a transverse band on each segment 

 formed of alternate bands of black and yellow, excepting on the 

 first three, where the black band is interrupted by the yellow points 

 only towards the spiracles ; whilst on the back, the yellow are placed 

 before the black band ; three black points on the anterior part of 

 the first segment and two black lines on the head. The feet have 

 black points at their base. 



Feeds on Daucus carota, Anethum fceniculum and other umbelli- 

 ferous plants. 



Chrysalis grayish, with ferruginous wavy streaks. 



BOISD. 



8. P. philenor Fab. Boisd. et Lee. pi. 11. Sm. Abb. I, pi. 3. Say's 

 Amer. Ent. pi. 1. Grain. Pap. pi. 208. Drury I, pi. 2. Herbst, 

 pi. 19. Lucas Hist. Nat. des Pap. Exot. pi. 8. P. astinous, Grain. 



Primaries black, with a greenish reflection towards the outer 

 border emarginations, whitish ; in some specimens, a series of 

 whitish spots along the outer border, obsolete in others. 



Secondaries blackish, with a greenish hue except towards the 

 base, a range of six whitish lunules tail black, whitish at the base. 



Under side of primaries, dull black ; a marginal range of five or 

 six whitish spots. 



Under side of secondaries has a brilliant greenish reflection, ex- 

 cept at the base, where there is a whitish spot. Seven lunules of 

 bright rufous, surrounded with black. Four or six of those above 

 bordered with white on one side ; expands three and a half inches. 

 North America. 



Larva brown, with two lateral series of smaller reddish tubercles. 

 The first segment has two long processes nine of moderate length 

 below and others in the three last segments. Feeds on Aristolo- 

 chia serpentaria. 



Chrysalis grayish violet, back yellowish ; head truncate. 



BOISD. 



