S i8 THE ACONTHEA. 



are ochreous yellow, and those at the base of the lower wings are likewise yellow, which 

 fades into white towards the base. The slight edging of the lower wings is blue, except 

 the little streak at the angle, which is yellow. The under surface is very richly mottled, 

 though without any brilliant colors. The basal half of the wings is jetty black with 

 streaks and rings of white ; then follows a broad white belt changing gradually into buff, 

 and on the upper wings the remainder is brown, marked indistinctly with shades of 

 gray. In the lower wings the white belt is followed by a broad stripe of chocolate, 

 then by festoons of gray upon brown, then of a row of deep blue spots, then by a waved 

 band of yellow, and lastly by a border of black. The legs are black and white like the 

 base of the wings, from which they can hardly be distinguished when folded. 



POLLUX.- Nytnphalls Pollux. 



ACONTHEA Adolias aconthea. 



THE butterfly which is known by the appropriate name of ACONTHEA (which word is 

 of Greek origin, signifying thorny), is a native of Java and India, and tolerably plentiful. 



Although not remarkable for any brightness of hue, its tint being peculiarly sober, 

 the regular shape of the larva and pupa render it worthy of observation. The caterpillar 

 is mostly found on some species of Bryonia, and may be at once recognized by the 

 wonderfully long projections from its body, which are evidently analogous to, though 



