: BUTTERFLIES 25 
“The larva is .37 of an inch long, nearly oval, and with 
the head case rounded. The body is dark reddish-brown, 
with black markings, and thickly covered with fine hairs. 
The anterior segments have many black patches on them, 
and there is a dark ventral line from the sixth to the twelfth 
segments.’’ This species is shown in Fig. 25. 
FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE OR SWALLOW-TAILED BUTTERFLIES. 
This family contains the giants of the butterflies, and is 
well represented in our state by a number of large and 
bright species. The butterflies belonging here have all their 
Fig. 26.—Cabbage butterflies. After Riler. 
legs perfect in both sexes, and the antennz are set close to- 
gether at the base. There are two groups, the first one con- 
taining such insects as the injurious cabbage-butterflies 
(Fig. 26), and the second one the true swallow-tails. 
