(Note. The name zolicaon, often given by authors, must 

 be replaced by the original name zelicaon.} 



(14) Papilio philenor Linnseus, Plate CXXVII, tf (The 

 Pipe-vine Swallow-tail). 



The caterpillar feeds upon the foliage of Aristolochia sipho, 

 or the "Dutchman's Pipe," a plant extensively grown about 

 verandas and porches, and native to the Allegheny Mountains. 

 It also eats the leaves of Aristolochia serpentaria, a smaller 

 plant of the same genus. The wings have an expanse of 3.75- 

 4.25 inches. 



The range is from Massachusetts to California and south 

 into Mexico. 



(15) Papilio polydamas Linnaeus, Plate CXXVIII, J 1 (The 

 R-ef Butterfly). (See Plate on p. 198.) 



This is the sole representant in our fauna of a great group of 

 splendid butterflies peculiar to the tropics of the New World, 

 which are true papilionids, but without tails, their wings 

 generally of some shade of green, and wonderfully adorned 

 with spots of other colors, generally yellow or crimson. It may 



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