CASSIA BUTTERFLY. 169 



surface, are three upright horns of green, tipped 

 with crimson. The tail has two long horn-like 

 appendages. This caterpillar feeds on the different 

 twigs of the cassia tree, and changes to the chrysalis 

 in the month of May, It is an inhabitant of Surinam. 



The chrysalis is two inches long, beautifully clouded 

 with brown, pink, and cinnamon. 



The Cassia Butterfly emerges from the chrysalis in 

 June, and may be regarded as one of the prettiest 

 of its species, from the richness and harmony of its 

 colours. 



