COLIAS II., Ill 



COLIAS PHILODICE. 



Cotias Pliilotlke (Phi-lod'-i-ce), Goilart, Enc. Meth. IX., ]>. 100, 1819. Swainson, Zoiil. Illust., 2d ser., 

 II., pi. CO, 1831. lioi.<. and Leo., p. 64, pi. 21, 1833. IJois., Spec. Gen., I., p. ti47, 183G. 



Palaiw, Cramer, I'ap. Ex., I. pi. 14, F. (i. , mr>. 



Anthjale, Hubner, Zntr. Ex. Sclimett, f. 307, 308, 1823. 



Europonwne, Stephens, Illust. Br. Ent, Ilaust., I., |i. in, pi. 1, 1S28. Swainson, Zool. Illnst., above cited, 

 pi. 70, 1831. Ilnmplireys and Westwood, Brit. But., p. 17, pi. :5, 1848. 



Male. — Expands 2.25 inches. 



Upper side sulphur-yellow, often lemon-yellow, usually but little obscured at 

 base; costal margin of primaries dusted with black ; the border of hind margin 

 broad, black, more or le.'^s dusted with j^ellow, at the apex often partly crossed by 

 the yellow ner\iiles, sometimes irregularly dcntated on the inner side, ))ut usually 

 even edged or slightly erose, curving rounilly at tlie apex, generally much ad- 

 vanced on the costal margin, and projecting a short spur on the inner margin ; 

 discal spot large, sub-ovate, black ; costal edge pink. 



Secondaries have also a broad marginal border, usually somewhat excavated 

 on each interspace, commencing above the upper branch of sub-costal nervure 

 and ending a little before the inner angle ; discal spot round, often duplex, pale 

 orange ; fringes pink and 3'ello\v. 



Under side of primaries either of same shade as above, or deeper, the apical 

 area sometimes orange-tinted ; the costal margin dusted with brown ; the discal 

 spot bhick with yellow central point or streak, but occasionally this streak is 

 pink or is silver white ; both wings have an extra discal series of small fer- 

 ruginous or brown patches, or clusters of scales, which lies parallel with the hind 

 margins, and on primaries curves at the apex, so that the upper two clusters fall 

 on the edge of the costal margin, l)ut often the series is partly, and sometimes 

 almost wholly, wanting. 



Secondaries usually either pale yellow or reddish-orange, and more or less 

 dusted with brown ; at the outer angle a ferruginous or brown patch, and a small 



