been aptly stated by the great Linne, to be a 

 masked condition of the animal, concealing be- 

 neath its rude vermicular garb, all the parts of 

 the future perfect insect ; the pupa he compared 

 to an infant enveloped in sw^addling clothes, after 

 the old fashion. The pupa of some species of the 

 present genus presents a singular appearance: 

 two elevations on the head resemble horns, and 

 a prominence upon the back represents a nose of 

 the human face, and but little aid of fancy is re- 

 quired to assimilate such pupae to a grotesque 

 mask. Many of these pupae are vs^orthy of the 

 name of chrysalids, by vs^hich they w^ere formerly 

 distinguished, being splendidly decorated v^^ith 

 spots, resembling burnished-gold, and silver. 



VANESSA FURCILLATA. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Wings angular, vs^ith a common fulvous band, 

 and two fulvous spots on the superior wings; 

 beneath, brown, with black lineations. 



PLATE XXVII. 



