EXPLANATION OF PLATE 76. 



Caterpillars, mostly mature. — Papilionidae, Hesperidae (Hesperidi). 



Printed in oolor from liftoi'ii st.oiu's by B. Meisel, after |i:iiiitiii_i4S liy J. H. Kmortoii (tign. 4, Ti, 1 1-13, Hi, 17. lit- 

 21-23, 29) , L. Trouvelot (figs. 9, 10, 18, 25-27, 3:3), Mrs. Mary Peart (lly;s. 1, G, 7, 28, 30), Jacques Burckbardt (figs. 15, 

 24, &•)), Mis.s M. E. lilatc'.lifor.l (figs. 3, 14), George Willis (figs. 32, 34), J. H. Blalce (figs. S, 20), 0. V. Uilcy (fig. 31) 

 aad G. A. Poiijade (fig. 2). Figs. 1, 2S and ,30 were Iciiidly lent by W. II. Edwards, Esq., figs. 15, 24 and 3.j liy 

 Dr. A. Agassiz, figs. 3 and 14 made for mo ]iy Miss P.lalcliford, and tig. 31 given me liy Dr. I'iley. Fig- 2 was eojiied 

 from the original iu the possession of tlie late Dr. Boisdiival liy his permission. 



The figures are of natnral size and sl«>w a side view unless otherwise stated. 



1. Eurymus eurytlieim\ Partly dorsal, partly 

 lateral. 



2. Callidri/iis ciihulc. Copied from the orig;inal 

 by .Abbot in Dr. Hoisdnval's library. 



3. Eiircmn lisa. Copied froui the origiii.al by 

 Abbot in the Oeniler collection at the Boston Soci- 

 ety of Natural History. 



4. Callidryas ruhule. From a blown skin and 

 colored sketches made by Dr. A. W. Chapnum. 



5. Anthocharis (jenvlia. From a blown skin. 

 G. Xanthidia nicijipe. 



7. Pontia proUHlii-c. 



8. Pieris olrnwea. 



9. Pieris (dcracea. 



10. Eurymus philodice. 



11. Pieris rapae. 



12. Pieris rapae. 



13. Laertias phileiwr. From a blown specimen 

 and descriptions. 



14! Ijihidides ajax. Copied from Abbot's origi- 

 nal in the liaddon-Gr.ay collection at the Boston 

 Society of Natural History. 



15. Jasoniades yUnicics. Taken just before pu- 

 pation. 



IG. Heraclides cresphontes. From a blown sjieci- 

 men. 



17. Papiliii polygenes. In second stage. 

 l.S. Eiqihoetules trailiis. 



19. Eiiphoeades trailiis. In tliird stage; i>lain. 



20. Laertias phileiwr. 



21. Laertias phileiwr. In tliird stage; dorsal view. 



22. Exiphoeades troilus. In third stage; dorsal 

 view. 



23. Achnhtnis lyridas. Dorsal view. 



24. Papilio piilyjrenes. In fourth stag<^; ilorsal 

 view. 



25. Thorylies pylades. 

 2G. JasiDiiades (jlanctis. 



27. Papiliii polyxenes. 



28. Jasiniindes ijlaiinis. 

 largcd. 



29. Thoryltes pylades. Dorsal view. 



30. Eparfjyreus tityrus. Partly dorsal, jiartly Lat- 

 eral view. 



31. Eparyyreiis tityrus. The original was painted 

 in oil on canvas. 



32. Thoryhes hathylhis. From .\bbot's original 

 in the Britisli Museum, Vol. xvi, fol. 47, tab. 173. 



33. Eparijyreiis tityrus. 



34. Eiidamns prntcus. From .Abbot's origin.al in 

 the British Museum, Vol. xvi. fol. 45. tab. 10. 



35. Epari/yrevs litynis. In third stage. 



Dorsal view. 



First stage; much en- 



