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10 days the eggs hatch. Two weeks later the larvse are full grown 

 and assume the pupa state, which lasts 9 or 10 days before the per- 

 fect insect emerges. 1 



On plate 45, figure 9, is shown the closely allied Eumaeus minyas, 

 which ranges from Texas to Brazil, and which in all probability 

 passes its early stages on Cycadaceous plants related to Zamia. 



THE NYMPHS. 



Among the other butterflies of the park belonging to the subfamily 

 Nymphalinae (which includes the Basilarchia described above) are 

 the passion flower fritillary, Dione {Agraulis vaniUae) L. (pi. 49, 

 fig. 1) , tawny and black above, with a few white dots, and beautifully 

 spotted beneath with silver; the handsome peacock butterfly, or 

 "buckeye," Jwionia coenia Hiibner (pi. 47, fig. 7), which is said to 

 be very pugnacious toward other species; the white peacock, Anartia 

 jatrophae L. (pi. 47, fig. 6), a faded-looking tropical species whose 

 early stages have not yet been described ; the dingy peacock, Eunica 

 tatila (pi. 47, fig. 3), a dark-colored butterfly, with white spots and 

 metallic, blue reflections on the upper surface of the wings and rows 

 of many little eyes dimly visible on the under surface ; and the portia, 

 Anaea (Pyrrhanaea) portia Fabr. (pi. 49, fig. 3), a handsome species 

 essentially tropical in its distribution, of a rich garnet color above 

 and laved with yellow on the under surface of its fore wings. 



THE SULPHURS. 



Those found in the park include the cloudless sulphur, Catopsilia 

 eubule L. (pi. 49, fig. 2 and fig. 5), the large orange sulphur, Catop- 

 silia agarithe maxima Neum. (pi. 49, fig. 4), which pass their early 

 stages on cassia plants, and the little cassia sulphur, Eurema (Ter- 

 ias) euterpe Menetries (pi. 50, fig. 3). In addition to these may be 

 mentioned the " Florida white," Tachyris ilaire Godart, the male of 

 which has the hind wings on the under side of a very pale saffron 

 color. 



SWALLOW TAILS. 



Among the swallowtails of the park is the magnificent Papilio 

 cresphonates Cramer (pi. 50, fig. 2), the larva of which is usually 

 called "orange-puppy" from its habit of feeding on citrus trees. 

 Here it is found on the native wild lime, Zanthoxylum Fagara, a 

 shrub or small tree botanically allied to Citrus, which has its foliage 

 dotted with minute aromatic oil glands. The butterfly has brown 

 wings banded with bright yellow, and closely resembles Papilio 



1 See Schwara, E. A., Notes on Eumaeus atala, Insect Life, vol. 1, pp. 37-40. 1888. 



