316 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 



warmer parts of Mexico and Central America, and many specimens 

 annually iind their way to this countrj^ with collections of dried in- 

 sects in papers. It is a good flyer, but like many of its near relatives 

 is very fond of alighting on the wet mud of roads or the banks of 

 streams. 



A plain yellowish white insect, about the size of or a little larger 

 than our common yellow butterfl}^ and inliabiting Florida and the 

 gulf states, is Kr'u-ogonia lyside. While the female is almost an 

 even shade of 3'ellowisli white, tlie male has a 3'ellow patch at the 

 base of the upper wings and a darker shade at their tip. A con- 

 spicuous dark spot is located just below the upper margin of the 

 lower wings. I have never seen this insect alive and know nothino- 

 of its liabits. 



Callidryas contains several bright and gaudy butterflies of various 

 sliades of orange or yellow. Some of the species are of good size, and 



Callidi-yas eubule. Male. 



on account of tlieir clear and pure colors are showy objects when flj'ing 

 or preserved in one's cabinet. The genus is represented by species 

 from many parts of the world, Ijut those from Mexico and Central 



America are among the finest. 



One of our best-known species is CaUldryas eubule, an insect 

 which is plentiful in the south and not infrequently is to be seen in 

 New Jerse}' and southern New York. Its brilliant yellow color and 



