30 LLOYDS NATURAL HISTORY 



white hair, and marked with a black spot. In the centre of 

 the wing is a more or less distinct whitish spot, with a faint 

 dark one beside it. A dark, tapering, and rather indistinct 

 band, bounded by a nearly black line on the inner side, 

 extends towards the tip. The hind-wings are black, with a 

 rose-coloured central band, of uniform width throughout. 

 The hind margin is very narrow, and slightly dusted with ashy 

 grey, and the fringes are pale rose-colour. The head and body 

 are bluish-grey above, and white below. Over the eyes is a 

 white streak, and on the sides of the abdomen are three white 

 spots, alternating with three black ones ; the last sometimes 

 rather indistinct. 



The larva is of the same size and shape as that of D. galii, 

 but has no horn. It is brownish-grey, with small blackish 

 dots. On each segment is an almost square, reddish spot, 

 edged with black. The belly and legs are of the same colour, 

 and the latter are marked with a narrow light line. The 

 spiracles are yellow, bordered with black. It feeds on 

 Epilohiidn ^osj/iari/iifolium^ and hides itself under stones 

 during the day-time. 



GENUS DUrO. 



Ditpo, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 137 (1822?). 

 PJiihDiipelus^ pt. Harris, Amer. J. Sci., xxxvi., p. 286 (1839). 



This genus and its allies include the largest and handsomest 

 species of CJuvrocanipince, Almost all inhabit America. The 

 antcnna3 are hooked at the tips. The body is stout, long, 

 and pointed ; the fore-wings are long, pointed, and mode- 

 rately broad. They measure four or five inches from tip 

 to tip. The hind-wings are hardly acute at the tips. The 

 larvoe mostly feed on various species of vines, -^ence the 

 name PJiihr^pciJis^. The front segments are slighuy retractile. 



