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August 2d: Larvae are now about three-quarters of an inch in 

 length. On examining the larvae with a strong glass, it will be 

 seen that the larvae are covered with numerous irregular spots of 

 a dark lavender color; the body is also seen to be thinly covered 

 with hair, that on the sides of larvae being somewhat longer than 

 that on the top. 



August 1 3th: Larvae are now full grown, and are about one 

 inch in length. In appearance there has been but little change 

 since August 2d, excepting in the fore feet, which are now dark 

 brown instead of light brown. 



August 1 4th: The first larva changed to chrysalis to-day. The 

 chrysalis is of a greenish white color, the space occupied by head 

 and thorax, and wing-cases being somewhat darker than the ab- 

 domen. The eye space is very prominent; the tongue case is of 

 a light brown color and extends almost to the tip of abdomen. 

 The chrysalis is fastened among the grass stalks, and is dusted 

 over with a white silky powder. 



Aug. 2Oth: The last of the larvae changed to a chrysalis to-day. 



August 2gth: The first imago emerged to-day a male. 



August 3oth: Another male appeared. 



September ist, two males; September 2d, one female; Septem- 

 ber 3d, one male. The others are probably dead. 



At no time was I able to discover the exact time of moulting, 

 or could I ever find any of the remains of cast-off larva skins; it 

 may be that the larvae devour the cast-off skins, but of this I am 

 not certain, so much of their life is spent in the little grass houses 

 that they construct for themselves, that it is hard to keep an eye 

 on them at all times. I thought perhaps the moulting took place 

 within these houses, but was never able to find any cast-oft skins 



within them. 



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Notes on the Life-history of Calpodes ethlius. 



By T. D. A. COCKERELL, Kingston, Jamaica. 



Mr. Scudder, in his "Butterflies of New England," p. 1750, 

 gives an interesting account of this species; a description of the 

 mature larva and pupa has also been published by the present 

 writer in the "Journal of the Institute of Jamaica," No. i, p. 

 29. Mr. I. I. Bowrey has kindly supplied me with eggs found 

 on Canna in his garden in Kingston, from which I have obtained 



