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shape is very curious, resembling the pictures of " Punch," long nose 

 and all. 



Euptoieta hegesia Cram. 



The caterpillar when young is bright red with a line of white 

 down the back and on each side ; six rows of spines of a metallic 

 blue-black color ; face red ; two black horns on the head. When 

 fully grown it is an inch and a half long, body very dull red ; spines 

 jet black, the whole larva shiny. 



The pupa is attached by the tail and very pretty. It is dark brown 

 in color with white marks which turn to silvery gilt. 



Lives on the wild yellow primrose. 



Junonia genoveva Cram. 



A beautiful velvety black caterpillar about two inches long ; the 

 body is covered with tiny yellow dots. Six rows of black branching 

 spines with dark blue metallic spot at base of each spine. Face black 

 with a spot of buff, a ring of bright buff around the neck. Legs 

 black and brown with buff marks above them, two rows in some larvae 

 while in others these marks hardly show. 



The chrysalis is gray brown with pale-pinkish markings and at- 

 tached by the tail. Food plant blue vervine ; the stem of the plant 

 near the ground is purplish black, and on this the larvae rest, so 

 closely resembling it in color that it is hard to detect them. 



Victorina steneles Linn. 



The larva is deep velvety black and nearly two inches long. 

 Seven rows of very finely branched spines : when young these spines 

 are bright red, in the adult form the bases of the spines are creamy 

 red ; the middle and lower rows are very fine, while the rows each 

 side of the middle are much thicker and enlarged at the base ; the 

 points of the spines are slender. Face shining black ; two long dull 

 red horns on the head bending backward. 



The chrysalis is pale green without markings and attached by the 

 tail. 



Gymnascia dirce Linn. 



These caterpillars are velvety black with pale yellow marks on the 

 sides ; the first body segment bears dorsally two white painted spines 

 of moderate length, the other segments bear stellate spines. The 

 spines on the first four segments are vi^hite ; on the fifth to eleventh, 



