AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGY. 



PAPILIO. Plate I. 



Generic Character. Antennae terminating in a conic-ovate or 

 elongate-ovate, somewhat arquated club ; palpi pressed closely to 

 the front, hardly reaching the clypeus, the terminal joint obsolete 

 or very minute ; feet all formed for walking, armed with simple 

 claws at tip; superior wings somewhat falcate; inferior wings 

 often tailed at tip, and on the inner margin excised or folded 

 to admit of the free motion of the abdomen. 



Obs. The Caterpillars in this genus are destitute of a hairy or 

 spiny armature ; but, when disturbed, they suddenly project from 

 the anterior and superior part of the neck a soft bifid append- 

 age, which diffuses a strong odor. This singular organ, although 

 somewhat formidable in appearance, is yet perfectly harmless ; it 

 may, however, serve the purpose of repelling the enemies of the 

 larva, rather, perhaps, by the odor it emits, than by its me- 

 nacing aspect. 



The pupae or chrysalids are, for the most part, of an angu- 

 lated form, with two processes or lobes before ; they are secured 

 in an upright position by a silken thread, which passes transversely 

 around the body. 



The perfect insects are considered by many observers as the 

 most beautiful part of the creation. 



Papilio Philenor Fabr. — Specific character. Wings tailed, 

 green-black; posterior pair green, polished, with seven fulvous 

 subocellar spots beneath. 



Papilio Astinous Drury, vol. i. tab. 11, fig. 1, 4. Cramer, 

 Ins. tab. 208, fig. A, B. 



P. Philenor Fabricius, and of Smith and Abbot's Insects of 

 Georgia. 



Desc. Head black ; eyes red-brown, posterior orbits yellow ; 



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