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The caterpillar of Papilio Demoleus, a hand- 

 some large yellow and black butterfly, with blue 

 and red eyes on the hinder wings, is a very 

 vivid green, with a striking pattern in black and 

 white on the sides, and a circle composed of 

 yellow dots on the back of the neck. Its fork 

 is three-quarters of an inch long and bright 

 crimson, looking most formidable when it is 

 shot out. In the previous stage to this it is a 

 curious-looking dark brown and white spiny 

 creature, shining as if it had been newly dipped 



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in gum. It forms a curiously shaped yellow and 

 fawn-coloured chrysalis fastened by the tail 

 vertically, and further supported by a filament 

 of silk passed round the body near the head. 



Many of the Papilio caterpillars are very 

 much thicker near the head than any other 

 part, giving the appearance of a hump when 

 seen sideways ; while seen from the top they 

 are shaped like a fish, some having three rows 

 of spines on the hump, like fins, while two on 

 the tail complete the resemblance. 



The caterpillar of Papilio Morania, a black 



