PAPILIONID.E. 



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a few moments at the small station of Fruitland, near J^ebanon, Ohio, 

 some years ago, I was a good deal snrprised to see a clover lield near 

 by alive with this insect. They were flying in dozens over the field 

 and opening and closing their wings as they rested on tlie clover 

 blossoms sip[)ing the honey. In the sonthern states and Mexico this 

 is one of the connnonest of bntterflies. 



The larva feeds on the leaves of the orange and lemon trees and 

 at times is snfficiently plentiful to do some damage. It is a large 

 and formidable looking creature, being purplish brown in color, with 

 large patches of liglit yellow disjjosed as shown in the accompanying 

 illustration. Tlie chrysalis looks a good deal like that of Papilio 

 asterias in shape, but is larger and rougher and is mottled witli brown, 

 purple and yellow. 



Papilio tlioas. 



Closely allied to Papilio eresphontes and looking a good deal like 

 it is Papilio thoas. The two species are easily separated, Papilio 



