320 Papilio Philenor Butterfly* 



Sesqui-oxyd of iron, 79.00 



Titanic acid, 2.00 



Bed oxyd of manganese, .50 



Silica, , . 14.70 



Alumina, 1.30 



Volatile matters, water, sulphur, &c 2.50 



100.00 



To the Editors of the Canadian Naturalist. 



Messrs. Editors, — I will send you by the Express to-mor- 

 row a specimen .of the Papilio philenor (?) Butterfly, which was 

 caught last month at West Flamboro'. These Butterflies ap- 

 peared in countless numbers about the lilac trees as long as they 

 continued in blossom, and then suddenly disappeared. They 

 lasted from the 7th to the 18th of June, but very few appearing 

 after that date. 



I must apologize for not having ere this sent you a specimen ; 

 but I have only just brought them down from Flamboro', having 

 caught but two in Toronto, though they were numerous there 

 also. One specimen has a greenish tinge on the posterior wings, 

 and not bluish as in the one I send you. The Caterpillar I have 

 not yet met with. 



I wrote to you from Toronto in the beginninng of last month, 

 when I first caught a specimen of this butterfly. By informing 

 me of your opinion respecting this insect, you will greatly oblige 

 Yours sincerely, 



Chas. J. Bethune. 



Cobourg, 13th July, 1858. 



[Note by the Editors. — The specimen sent with the above communi- 

 cation is evidently Papilio philenor, Fabr., a very beautiful butterfly 

 common in the South, but not, in so far as we are aware, previously 

 observed in Canada. It would be interesting to know if it is actually 

 extending its range northward. It is due to our correspondent to state, 

 that his information of the discovery reached us as early as June. To 

 give collectors here an opportunity of inspecting the specimen, it has 

 been left in the mean time with our publishers.] 



