90 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



clouds between the rows of yellow spots. At the anal 

 angle there is an orange ocellus with a posterior or outer 

 border of yellow, and a central black spot. Fringes as 

 on the fore wings. Tail black, about .3 of an inch 

 long. 



On the under side the spots are repeated, those on the 

 hind wings washed with orange. The body has a row 



Papilio Asterias, male. 



of yellow spots on each side, which continue as partial 

 rings on the under side of the abdomen. 



Var. Asteroides, Reak. — This form is marked 

 nearly as in the typical Asterias. In the male the inner 

 row of yellow spots of the fore wings is almost obsolete, 

 except the spot on the hind margin, which is prolonged 

 into a dash. Hind wings as in Asterias female, but the 

 blue clouds are reduced to small rounded patches ; tails 

 not so long as in the typical form. Below, a discal 

 row of large fulvous sagittiform spots on the fore wings. 

 Hind wings as in the typical form. 



