196 LEPIDOPTERA. 



"'Caterpillar. — Last stage. Length about 3 cm. (L17in.); width 

 of head, 4.5 mm. ; width across third segment, 5 mm. (.195 in.). 

 Slope of body somewhat fusiform, thickest about the middle, and 

 tapering slightly at each end. Head somewhat cordate in shape, quite 

 large. Color yellowish, sprinkled with black ; lighter below, without 

 black markings. The lateral yellow lines of the preceding stages more 

 orange colored. Narrow dorsal line present. Two broken rings of 

 orange on prolegs. Head with the usual orange spots near the base 

 of mandibles ; the apical third of head rufous, the rest black. Pro- 

 thoracic shield black, ventral portion of this segment dark red. Tho- 

 racic legs black ; head greatly constricted behind, forming a narrow 

 neck. Body and head covered with numerous short, light colored 

 hairs. 



" Chrysalis. — Length about 2.25 cm. (.877 in.); width about 6 mm. 

 (.234 in.). At first greenish-yellow in color, particularly the wings 

 and thorax; at length, shining brown in color; eyes brownish-black. 

 In the course of two or three days the pupa becomes covered with a 

 floculent excretion. The cremaster consists of numerous brown hairs 

 with curved tips, forming hooks" (Quaintance) . 



The caterpillar feeds on Wistaria frutescens, Desmodiiim 

 viridiflorum, Phaseolus perennis, Clitoria niariana, Clitoria 

 ternatea. In the South also feeds on Cruciferae — beans, tur- 

 nips, cabbage. 



Eudamus (Thymele) siiiiplicius Stoll, Suppl. Cram., pi. 39, 

 figs. 6, 6 E, 1791 ; Godm.-Salv., Biol. Rhoph., 270, Tab. 75, 

 f. 1 c?. 

 Expands \W inch. Upperside brown; immaculate in some speci- 

 mens ; tails to the hind wings f*- inch in length. In other specimens 

 on the primaries there is a line of spots extending from the costa across 

 the wing toward the inner angle and ending at the third median nerve. 

 This line is formed of, first two small spots on costa, a long one at end 

 of cell ; then a triangular small one, then another long one, and lastly 

 a point just beyond third median nerve ; there are sometimes three 

 and sometimes four subapical spots. Underside. — Primaries show the 

 spot above when they are present. Secondaries have two parallel, 

 dark brown bands extending across the wing from the costa to the 

 inner margin. 



This species comes near to E. etirycles Latr., and Godman 

 and Salvin, in the Biologia, say: "The male in siniplicius 

 has a costal fold to the primaries, and this is a character 

 separating it at once from eurycles whatever the definition of 

 the transverse band of the former may be. Females of the 

 two species can usually be distinguished by the outer margin 



