PAPILIO EUEYMEDON. uoisduval. 



BOISD. ANN. SOC. ENT. FE. 1852, p. 280. 

 LUCAS, EEV. ZOOL. 1852, p. 140. 



Male. E.'jpands 3 J inclici*. 



Antenna?, head and thorax black ; a yellowish white line runs from behind the eyes on 

 the neck and the thorax to the termination of the latter; abdomen black above, white on the 

 sides with black lateral lines. 



Upper surface, yellowish white, with black bauds disposed in same manner asouTurnu.s, 

 but these are much broader, and the third one on primaries extends to the sub-median 

 nervure • costa and veins black ; discal mark of secondaries black ; anal spot fulvous sur- 

 mounted by a blue orescent, the two or three sub-marginal Innules nearest the anal angle 

 fulvous; tail | inch long and a little spatulatc; emarginations white. 



Under surflice same as above, except that the sub-marginal spots on border of primaries 

 are confluent, forming a continuous line; also another narrower and more obscure band 

 towards the inner edge; on border of .secondaries, alwvc ail the crescents, are shining blue 



bars or lunules. 



Female. Expands 4 inches and is the same in color and markings as the male. 



Habitat. California, "\Ya.shington Ty., Vancouver's Island. 



In the examples from Vancouver's Island and Oregon the ground color is almost white, 

 whilst in the Californian specimens it is a decided 3'ellow tint, on those from the latter locality 

 there is also much less black than on the more northern types. 



In Cat. Lep. Ins. Brit. M. I. p. 24, Gray erroneously considered this species as a variety 



of P. Rutulus. 



It is one of the common species of California and is found in most parts of that State and 



adjoining Territories. 



PAPILIO MARCHANDII. Boisdcval. 



BOISD. SP. GEN. I., p. 350, n. 102. (1836.) 

 LUCAS, ANN. SOC. ENT. FE., p. 532. (1809.) 



Male. Expands 3^ inches. 



Antenuffi black ; head and body black above, with yellow lines behind the eyes and on 

 thorax above the wings; beneath yellow, a black line on each side of abdomen. 



Upper surface orange colored ; primaries black at base, also three short black bauds, first 



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