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wings, arranged as shown in the illustration. The body is slate- 

 brown, thinly eovered with gray hairs. The under side of the wings 

 is much lighter than the u[)[)er being light j'ellowish-ln'own in 

 irregular bars on a white ground. 



There is, perhaps, greater variety both in regard to shape and col- 

 oring to be found among the different species of the genus Uudamus 

 than in any of the other genera of the family. Many of our native 

 species are comparatively large, measuring from one and one-half to 

 two or more inches across the expanded wings. In this genera the 

 antennre are bent into an acutely pointed hook. One of the largest, 



Eiulamus proteus. 



and also one of the most attractive, of our native species is Eudamus 

 proteus. This insect is two inches or more in expanse, the lower pair 

 of wings being prolonged into tails somewhat resembling the 

 Pai)ilios. The U})per wings are dark Ijrown, witli a nund)er of light 

 yellowish, translucent s[>()ts arranged in two vague rows on the outer 

 half of the wing. 



'J'lie lower wings are also brown, covered on tlie inner half next 

 the body with metallic-green hairs which, wlien the insect is alive 

 and moving about in the sunshine, flash brilliant gi'een. The outer 

 edges of both sets of wings are fringed with yellowish-brown, inter- 

 rupted with black dots. The body is dark brown, clothed with green 

 hairs. The under side of the insect is broAvn, mottled with darker 

 brown. The yellowish spots are seen fi'om l)elow, but are less sharply 



