so OHDKR I.U>ll>OPTniA. 



Nviiijihalithip. 



Tut di!ttlnKui»l»liiK chftTttrtrrUlics uf this fiunily uv found in ihf fori-lrgt, the nntcniuc, 

 the |><i«trrU>r gruuvporiho hlmiw lugs, and the (xruliar uuinncr in which the |<u|>a is su«- 

 prndinl. The anterior legs art- di-fi*rti\f, iK-ins khort and iinlittid fur walking : the antinnc 

 haw a di!itin<-t cliili, it niny \h! roniprt-.VM-tl or Mmiewhat |>rulungi'd U-low, dut m-vi-r h<NiLid 

 at thi' ti|> : the two hind luiirof U-ks arc furniAhi*d with l>itl<l claws, the hinder tiMa with a 

 »inglt" i>«ir of spurs ; and the iMwttrior winas rtxcivcand protict tin- alHloiut-n in a Rroove. 

 The larva- Ix-ar >|>in( s or cIm- tuU'rcli-s, uJid arv cyliudric : the |>u|>a i» angubtcd, and 

 su>|H-ndiil l>y till' tail. 



This {Juuily embraces the beautiful sjm cii-s that have receive<l the comninn name* of red 

 uxd vhUt admirals, painltd laiitrs, J'rittrrlariiM, etc. Their flight is Strong, and more than 

 makes up for the ini|H*rfe€tiun of their feet. 



Tlie genera may l>o known by the following characters : 



The Vaxejw.k have anfnilati-<l winp ; Antrnnfc r«thcr ahniptlj rUvatc ; cyoji pubcsceot. 



The CrMTiii.* h«TC rather rounded wing», or only nnhangulatrd : in other ropecta, they clo*e1y r*- 



Kvindlo the vanvjvuv. 

 lu the LiMCSiTCM, the wings are more or leu rounded ; the antenna: are htraight ; the cluh gradually 



thickens : eye* pubej>evnt. 

 In the HirPAR''llI.f;, the club of the antennas gradually thirkenii, and Lt more or len curved. 

 The ARi>r>°!«i» have the antennie rather abni[>tly clavate, and club »hort ; eye* nakad ; wio^ broad, 



and the head large. 



N y m p h a I i d c s. 

 Vanessa ANTiorA. Willow Bullrrfly. ( Plato vi. fig>. ^. 6, 7.) 



1'apiliu astiopa ( Linnicu.4, Ponoran). 

 Ab«ne the niediiiin siiMv Wings angulate«l : upper sides deep piirpli:>h browm ; surface 

 appearing like velvet, Umleretl with a bnwd wavy belt of blark, in which there are 

 nnsrular violet-blue sjwts : outer margins cream-colorwl, sprinkled with dots arranged 

 somewhat in lines; the sjilient anths o| the ln.rder more distinctly marked. The 

 anterior margin of the primary wings has cream-colore<l sjH.ts U-vond the middle, 

 towards the outer edge : the underside of the wings darker brown, terminating in 

 the scolIopi»etl mottled gniy l)urder, in which there is a row of darker angular >iK>t». 

 The secondary wings are prolonged slightly into tails. 

 The caterpillar is black, with a M-ries of sjtots along the back, and each joint armed with 

 •pines. It consumes the leaves of the poplar, willow, etc., but ii^iues more especially ihe 



