94 INVEKTEBRATE ANIMALS. 



dent Morpho Cypris from Columbia, and the opaline 

 sheen of Morpho Ganymede from Bogota. Estimated 

 number of species, 100. 



FAMILY NYMPHALID^. v^V^^v,, a bride. 

 Group 215. —Genus APATURA and allies. The group 

 includes Butterflies allied to the Purple Emperor found 

 in Britain. Note especially Nymphalis Jason, from 

 Southern Europe. Estimated number of species : 

 British, 2 ; exotic, 400. 



Upper Compartment. 

 IT Examples of mimicry of leaves, Kallima Inathis 

 and Hehomoia Glaucippe. Earlier and later broods of 

 the same Butterfly, P. prorsa and Levana. 

 Group 216. — Genus VANESSA and allies. Note several 

 exotic species corresponding with British forms, e. g. 

 the New Zealand Admiral, Pyrameis gonerilla. 



The caterpillar of a Butterfly is an embryo furnished 

 with the means of locomotion and mastication. The 

 stages which the bird passes through in the egg, and 

 the animal in the foetus, are attended in the insect by 

 the power of seeking for and devouring food. 

 Upper Compartment. 

 Preserved larvae, and drawings of eggs. 



Group 217. — Genus ARGYNNIS (Fabricius) and allies. 

 Fritillaries. Note Agraidis moneta, Mexico, so called 

 from the silver-like plates on its under side. Estimated 

 number of species : exotic, 150 ; British, 9. 



Group 218.— Family HELICONID^ and allies. The beau- 

 tiful HeliconidcB are from Tropical America : when 

 crushed they emit an ofiensive odour, which is said to 

 protect them from the attacks of birds. The group 



