242 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 



are veiy heavy and tlie wliite s[)ots sliow nut in strong- contrast. 

 Tlie general color is so dark that while on the Aving- the insect looks 

 almost hlack. The larva of this Imtterfly feeds on tlie willow, and 



Liiiieiiilis eros. 



with its chrysalis is very like that of the last-descril)ed insect. It is 

 probably only a well-marked variety of that foim. The bntteifly is 

 found in many parts of tlie south, l)eing common in Florida. 



Victorina includes a few bntterflies of good size and beautiful 

 colorinp". The around color is dark brown or black relieved with 

 wide bars and large oval spots of green. They are inhabitants of 

 tropical America, and but one species strays into the southern })arts 

 of our country. 



Victorina stcnelcs is a large and strikingly handsome species, the 

 large bands and spots of light pea green contrasting in a bold 

 manner with the dark ground color. The under side is a Uiost 

 ])eeuliar combination of colors ; the ground is light yellowish brown 

 and the green spots of the upper side show througli below, though 

 they ai'e larger and more yellowish and a number of them are 

 partiall}^ outlined with dark brown. As viewed in a side light the 

 surface has a slightly satiny lustre. 



This insect is very common in the low and hotter parts of Mexico 

 near the coast, as well as in some of the islands of the West Indies, 



