146 ^^^ BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



two long, black, fleshy horns which point forward ; joint 

 11 has a similar pair which point backward, but they are 

 shorter. Under side black, with green- 

 Fia. 39. ish between the joints. 



fThe chrysalis (Fig. 39) is about an 

 inch long, color bright green dotted 

 with gold, and with a band of golden 

 dots extending more than half-way 

 round the body above the middle. 

 The band is shaded with black, and 

 the cremaster is black. There are 

 Danau piexippus, two or morc broods in a season, and 



chryaaiw. j^ hibcmates in the butterfly state. 



United States generally. 



34. Danais Berenice, Cram. 



Expanse of wings from 2.75 to 3.5 inches. 



Upper surface reddish chocolate-brown, with a black 

 terminal border containing two partial rows of white 

 dots on the fore wings, but the dots are obliterate on the 

 hind wings. The fore wings have two oblique rows of 

 white spots beyond the cell, the inner one crossing the 

 end of the cell, and a few dots forming a submarginal 

 row. The males have a black spot beside the second 

 median venule of the hind wings. 



The under side is similar to the upper, except that the 

 terminal border contains two full rows of white spots, 

 and the veins of the hind wings are heavily marked 

 with black edged with gray. 



The larva is " whitish violet, with transverse stripes 

 of a deeper color ; a transverse band of reddish brown 

 on each ring, divided in its length by a narrow yellow 



