J 68 FABIUS HIPPONA. 



the anterior border, and a few white linear marks 

 running transversely along the hinder margin be- 

 tween the tail and anal angle. Beneath, the surface 

 is rust-brown, with pale clouds and transverse bands 

 on the upper wings, and violet reflections on the 

 under pair. Body ferruginous above and brown 

 beneath. 



The caterpillar is accurately figured by Stoll, in 

 his valuable Supplement to Cramers work. It is of 

 a dull green, with a brown or nearly black ray on 

 the back, and spots and short stripes of the same 

 colour on the sides. The head is black, with green 

 rays ; on the upper part are two, and on each side 

 of the anterior part of the first segment, three small 

 rounded yellow spots. It feeds on the leaves of a 

 species of Piperis, but only during the night, con- 

 cealing itself in the day by rolling a portion of the 

 leaf round its body, in order to protect it from the 

 sun. The chrysalis is greyish, tinged with flesh- 

 colour, and marked with small brown spots. 



The insect occurs in Guiana, Brazil, &c. 



