LEPIDOPTERA 



above. The tails are 

 more rounded in this 

 species than in the 

 others. 



Philenor is black on 

 the fore wings but the 

 hinds wings are the color 

 of green "changeable" 

 silk above and of green- 

 ish-blue silk spotted with 

 large orange-red spots 

 below. It also is un- 

 mistakable. 



Cresphontes is com- 

 mon in the more south- 

 ern portions of the 

 country. It is the largest 

 of our butterflies and is, 

 in general, black with 

 conspicuous yellow 

 markings above, while 

 it is yellow with black 

 markings beneath. It 

 is a very handsome and 

 showy insect. Its larva 

 feeds on citrus trees in the 

 South, where it is called 

 the "orange puppy." 



FIG. 71. Types of Butter- 

 flies. (Papilionidce) . Re- 

 duced one-half. 



o, Papilio turnus glaucus; b, 

 P. troilus; c, d, P. polyxenes; e, 

 P. cresphontea. 



