Canadian Butteijiies. 



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The Butterfly frequents gardens, the viciiiity of habitations, 

 and every place where the umbelliferce grosv. It is common in 

 ISTewfoundhxud, Virginia and Georgia, and is also found in the 

 West Indies, and even in South America. It is however remark- 

 able, that, although so numerous ahout Montreal, we have never 

 observed it either at Sorel or Quebec, and Mr, Gosse did not meet 

 with it in the Eastern Townships. It is said to be somewhat 

 irregular in its appearance, being more abundant in some years 

 than in others. It is not so strong a flier as P. Turnus, and is 

 much more easily captured. 



Species II.~PAPILI0 TURNUS.— Tiger Swallow-taileu 



Butterfly. 



Plate iii, %. 1 . 



c. The Chrysalis, d. The Caterpillar. 



P. Ttirnus, Linne, Mant, p. 536, Holmiae, 17*71. 



P. Turmcs, Fabricius, Syst. Entom., p. 4^52, n. 41, Fleusburgi, 1775. 



Spec. Inc. t. ii, p. 16, n. 66. Hamburgi, 1781. 



Mant.-Ins., t. ii, p. 9, n. 76. Hafnia', 1787. 



Entom. Syst. Em., t. iii, pars. 1, p. 29, n. 86. Ilaf- 



ni£e, 1792-1794. 



Herhst, Pap., t. x\l, fig. 3, 4. Berlin, 1785-1808. 

 P. Turnus^ Godart, Encyclop. method. Ins., t. ix., pars. 1, p. 56, 



n. 87, Paris, 1819-1821. 

 P. Turnus, Palisot de Beauvois, Ins. recueillis eu Afrique et en 



Amer., vii. li\a-ais, pi. ii. 



