LIMENITIS IV. 



LIMEXITI8 BREDOWII. 1—3. 



Limcnilis Brrdowii, Hubner, Zutragc v, pi. 10. Eulalia, Doubleday, Gen. Biur. Lep., pi. 3G. 

 Bois. Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 1S52. Edward-s, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 18G2. Callfomka, Butler 



Male. Expands nearly three inches. 



Uj^per side velvety olive brown, deepest on outer limb ; hind margins bordered 

 by a broad crenated Ijand, ( paler than disk, ) through Avliieh runs a dark line ; 

 a large golden yellow apical spot llUs the space between the marginal band and the 

 narrow costal border of primaries ; across the disk a common white band, com- 

 mencing on costa ot" primaries with a large spot cut into three l)y (hf nervures, fol- 

 lowed by a second, oval, separated from the first by a wide space and out of line 

 in the direction of inner angle ; after tliis, the band is uninterrupted except by the 

 brown nervures, and diminishes to a point a little within abdominal margin ; on 

 arc of primaries, a nari-ow ferruginous bar and another in tlie cell, each edged by 

 black wavv lines; a similar line midway between the bars; at anal angle a black 

 spot within a ferruginous luiuile ; fringes brown, white in the emarginations-. 



Under side pale bi-own, with a bronze lustre on secondaries; primaries have 

 a brQad, brown hind mai-gin, crenated next inner angle, with a faint jtale blue line 

 running through it and edged anteriorly by a narrow pale blue band ; sub-apical 

 spot as above, paler ; below this to inner margin dark velvety brown ; the white 

 band as above ; bars in cell large, joale fulvous ; marginal border of secondaries 

 narrow, crenated, enclosing a blue line and bordered anteriorly by a broad blue band; 

 the white band is edged without and at its extremity suffused with pale blue in- 

 clining to purple ; beyond to base bars of blue alternating with yellow-brown from 

 costal to median nervures ; abdominal margin blue, especially n(!xt base ; the ner- 

 vures about base much bordered by blue. 



Body above olive-brown, beneath white; palpi white below, brown above; 

 antennse and club dark brown. 



This beautiful species connects the genera of Lbncnltis and Heterochroa. It 

 is found more or less throughout California, especially in the southern counties, 

 frequenting wooded valleys, and is of similar habits to Lorquini. 



Respecting its habits Mr. Henry Edwards writes, " This is a far more local 

 insect than Lorquini, and is never found in any great numbers. Its usual haunts 

 are in saady canons and by the side of creeks. Its flight is slow and graceful and 

 it occasionally floats along with outspread wings for a considerable distance. It 

 frequently alights near small pools of water and is greatly attracted by any offen- 

 sive odor. I have more than once seen it in the vicinity of slaughter houses, 

 alighting upon the foul drainage from these places." Of the larva, I am unable 

 to obtain any information. 



