154 THE PURPLE HIGHFLIER. 



but, on the other hand, Nature has, to a certain extent, 

 compensated for this in the female, as the under side 

 of her wings are far richer, in the various tints of 

 colour, than those of the male. They are both beauti- 

 fully spotted, mottled, and covered with brown, black, 

 white, and orange. The chrysalis is of a very delicate 

 texture, much resembling the white pupa, and is 

 tinged in several parts with a very lively purple hue, 

 which is transmitted from the wings of the enclosed 

 insect, and bears the characteristic mark of a Papilio, 

 by being suspended from the tail, with the head 

 downward. 



