84 OBEEN HAIRSTBEAK. 



Underneath, the fore wings are of a beautiful metallic green colour, 

 except at their lower part, which is brown. The hind wings are 

 also of the same green colour, with a row of minute white dots, 

 forming a more or less complete streak near the middle, but outside 

 it, following the shape of the margin. In some specimens the dots 

 are almost obsolete. The tails are very short, and hardly distinguishable 

 from the other projections which border these wings. 



Mr. Stephens describes a variety in which the fore wings have a 

 row of white dots on their front margin. 



The female resembles the male. 



The caterpillar is light green, with rows of triangular yellow spots 

 on the sides: the head is black. 



