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PAPILIONINA 



[euchloe 



A rather considerable genus, occui'ring through most of the 

 Northern hemisphere. Pupa angulated in middle, thence 

 attenuated to a long narrow point at both extremities ; ap- 

 parently protectively adapted to rest against the stem of its 

 food-plant without causing an abrupt prominence. 



1. E. cardamines, L. 41-48 mm. Forewings white, towards 

 base blackish ; apical -f in $ bright orange ; a black discal spot; 

 a blackish apical blotch, more or less produced along termen. 

 Hindwings white, towards base blackish. Hindwings beneath 

 and apical blotch of forewings yellow-greenish densely irrorated 

 with black, former with several series of white spots, latter 

 whitish-suffused. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, Ireland, common ; Europe, N. 

 and WC. Asia ; 5, 6. Larva dull bluish -green ; dots black ; 

 spiracular line white : on Sinajyis, Cardamine, Sisymbrium, etc., 

 especially on the seed-pods, which it closely resembles ; 6-8. 



4. Leucophasia, Stph. 

 Club of antennae abrupt. Forewings : 6 separate, 8, 9, 10, 



11 out of 7. Hindwings: 6 and 

 7 stalked, 5 rising nearer to 4. 



A very small genus, inhabit- 

 ing Europe and Asia. Pupa 

 broadest in middle, thence atten- 

 uated to a point at each end. 



1. L. sinapis, L. 35-41 mm. 

 Forewings white; base irrorated 

 with blackish ; an apical blackish 

 blotch irrorated with whitish. 

 Hindwings white ; base irror- 

 ated with blackish. Hindwings 

 beneath irregularly clouded with 

 light grey. 



England to Cumberland, W. 

 and S. Ireland, local ; Europe, 

 ^^xxr^won of Leucoi,kasiaBinapis. N. and WC. Asia; 5-8. Larva 



green; dorsal line dark green ; spiracular yellow : on F*aa and 

 Lathyrus ; 6-9. 



5. PiERis, Schrk. 



Club of antennae abrupt. Forewings : 6 out of 8, 7 out of 

 8 near apex or absent, 9 absent, 10 separate. 



A large genus of nearly universal distribution, absent from 

 New Zealand. 



