224: Cauudian BiUterJlie.'i. 



P. 2'urmit<, Hubnei', Exot. Ausburg, 1800, «\:c. 



P. Tiirnns, Boisduva), t. 1, p. 20, pi. 6, 7, %. 1, ii. Pjiris, 1838. 



Emmons, Agri, Nov.' York, p, 201, p!. xxxviii,, fig. 3. 



Albany, 1854. 

 P.Aicidamas, Cramer, Pap., p. 02, pi. sxMvili., lig. a, b. Utrechl, 



lT82-i'791. 

 This Butterfly is one of the largest of all those which are found 

 in the New World. It is sliaped l;ke the English P. Mnchaon, 

 but i.-< very d fterent'y marked. All the four wings are pale )el- 

 low, with a rather broad black border. The anterior wiiigs have 

 t'le base, costal edge, and the Jiervares black. They have a'so 

 four bUi'k iransveise stripes : the first extending ?:dl across the 

 wings from the costa to the inner margin ; the other thre i are 

 abbreviated. The border of these wings contains nine yellow 

 spots The posterior wings have an oblique linear band across 

 the middle, from the costa to the anal angle, and joining the first 

 stripe of the upper wings, and the nervure which closes the central 

 cell is strongly marked with black; the inner margin is also 

 black. The centre of the black marginal band is considerably 

 ]!Owdered and tinged with blue, and contains sixlmiules, of which 

 the first and last are hilvous, and the rest yellow. Tlie anal an-' 

 gie is ornamented witli four lunules respecti\'ely — yellow, black, 

 blue and fulvous. The fore wings are slightly, and the hind wings 

 very strongly, dentated ; the notches of all are edged with yel- 

 low. The " tail" is moderately long, swollen at the tip and 

 l)lack, bordered on the inner side with yellow. The markings on 

 the under side of all tlie wings are nearly the same as on the up- 

 per, but the colours arc paler and more diffused ; the black being 

 considerably powdered with yellow scales, giving it a grcenisli 

 tint; the yellow spots of the marginal band of the anterior wings 

 are run into each other, forming a narrow stripe, bordered on eacli 

 side by a blackish band. The lunules of the posterior wings are 

 fulvous and the blue is more determined, and forms a narrow, 

 band separated from the fulvous lunules by a band of greyish 

 black. The head, antonn;:e and legs, are black; palpi, yellow ; 

 thorax and abdomen black, longitudinall}^ striped with yello^^•. 

 Expansion of the wings, between 4 and 5 inches. 



The Catei'pillar is a fine velvety green on the bade, v/hitish un- 

 derneath, and the sides are whitish green, with seven green stripes 

 placed obliquely. Between the fourth and fifth segments on the 

 l)ack, there is a transverse band, yellow in front and black be- 



