THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE NORTH CANARA DISTRICT. 577 



161. Ornitlioptera mznos, Cramer. 



This butterfly is very common chiring the latter half of the monsoon. 

 By the end of the year it has become scarce (at least on the coast), and 

 many are not seen after that until the beginning of June, when the first 

 rain brings them out in some numbers. In its habits it is very like 

 the nest two species, flying slowly, but often at a good height, and 

 hovering much over flowers. There is perhaps no other living crea- 

 ture in the district which so stirs the spirit of a naturalist when he 

 first sees it, and the effect takes long to wear offf common as the but- 

 terfly is. The transformations are described in our former paper 

 (Journal Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. V, p. 361, n. 64, 1890). 

 162. Papilio hector, Linnseus. 



This richly beautiful, but vulgarly common, butterfly appears at the 

 same time as the last, as might be expected, since it feeds on the same 

 plant, but it is of course more plentiful at all seasons. The transforma- 

 tions are described in our former paper (Journal Bombay Natural 

 History Society, Vol. V, p. 362, n. 65, 1890). 



163. P. aristolocMce^ Fabricius. 



This is even commoner than the last. As late as January we have 

 seen a mango tree in bloom literally alive with them at an early hour 

 in the morning. Both this and the last travel much, and in that 

 they differ from the butterflies of the nest two groups which have 

 usually a limited beat. The transformations are described in our 

 former paper (Journal Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. V 

 p. 362, n. QQ., 1890). 



The Agamemnon Group. 



These feed exclusively, or almost exclusively, on the Anonacem and 

 Lauracece, and there is a strong family likeness in the larvse and pupas. 

 They are not " protected," and accordingly are very different in their 

 habits from those of the last group. In the perfect state they are swift 

 and restless and, when they settle at all, close their wings behind their 

 backs. In the larva state they are wary, resting motionless on the 

 upperside of a leaf, from which they wander to feed at long intervals. 

 We have described the larvae and pup^ of all the species in the group, 

 except one, in our former paper, and need not do it again here. Those 

 of P. agamemnon, Linnseus, which may be found on the custard-apple 

 tree in any garden, are a type of them all. 



