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33. DANAIS ARCHIPPUS, Fab. 



Expanse of wings from 3.75 to 4.5 im-ln-s. 



Upper surface tawny reel or fulvous, with the veins 

 heavily marked with black, a black terminal border 

 containing two rows of white spots, and a complete ami 

 a partial row of white or lighter fulvous spots in a black 

 space beyond the cell of the fore wings. The males have 



FIG. 86. 



Danais Arcliiiipua, male (natural si 



a black spot beside the second median venule, near the 

 middle of the hind wings. 



The under side is paler than above, especially the hind 

 wing-s, and the white spots are more prominent. 



Body black, with white spots. 



Usually the larva of this species is to be found on 

 the different species of milk-weed (Asclepias), but it 

 feeds on other plants of the order as well. 



When first deposited, the eggs are white, but in two or 



