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them. Like most of the Hcsporiid.c, tli. hyy, of N.^trocoryne slidtors itself during life boneatl, a leafy covering, the form of which 

 however, alters niater.ully during the progress honi inlMuey to maturity. When iu.t a fc.v davs old the infant larva cuts a small 

 and perfectly circular piece, about tl... size of a pea, horn the leaf, a.id attaches it with silken threads to the upper surface of the 

 same or another leaf, thus lormmg a secure habitation under whi.-h h dwells, and from whence it issues in search of food, bv a 

 small aperture at tlie upp,.r end. As the nu-nasing sixe of th. hnva demands moiv roomv accommodation, larger pieces of the 

 leaf are cut out and sun.larly altH.-hd, the oM dw. llings bring then deserted, and as thev soon i^ecome brown and shrivelled they 

 impart to the tree m time a somewhat diseased ai.i)earance. When almost mature the larva selects a larger leaf, and cuttin- out a 

 suhieienl portion to comfortably cover its body, s.^cures this to a fre^h l.^af, and, when the time for the change to the chrysalis 

 approaches, lurther provides for its s(-curity an,l comfort by lining this habitation with finelv spun web, which is also carried ui. 

 the leallet to the mam stalk, thus preNcnling the nest from falling off or being blown from the tree by the wind. 



The full gro\M, larva is 1', ineh in lu.-th, eNlindri..d. and very plump in lorm. The head is black and rou-h ; the two 

 hrst thoracic segments (which can be protruded at times until they apparentlv attenuate) are clear bright vellow with a small 

 lateral spot of rich black on the lirst, and two similar spots on the second, segment ; the two posterior segments arc also bright 

 yellow with similar black spots. The whole of the internu.diate segments are on the upper portion a clear bluish-slate colour 

 with hve broad longitudinal rich black bands (slightly disconnected on the third thoracic segment) one occupying the centre of the 

 hack, and two on each sid,.. A yellou line, in which are placed the black stigmata, passes immediately over the legs, which, with 

 the abdominal jiortions, are pale greenish white ; feet black. 



The chrysalis (fig. 1) is nearly a inch in length with slightly projecting angles on the shoulders and beneath the liead, 

 and the trunk projecting; the abdomen sharply pointed and secured to the silken lining of the nest. The head and wing cases are 

 rich deep purple, the abdomen lavender, thickly dusted with whitish bloom.' 



'■^'•'^ 'J'"'""" (hg. -2) are rather l.)ng and clavatc, the club, gradually attenuating to the apex, and curving, forms a 



hook. 



The Labial palpi (fig. 3 and 4) project forwards ; are pilose underneath, scaly above ; the basal joint short, the second very 

 long, slightly curved, the third or apical joint bent slightly downwards. 



'^^^^' ^"-'i/*' •■ ^-i'''^^' 0'' t''^' 'interior pair very inlose, spurless ; of the second pair with short hair and two spurs 



at each of the apices ; of the posterior pair (fig. 5j with tufts of long hair at the base, the remaining 

 portion hairy, with four spurs, two at the apices, and two at the middle. Tarsi of the whole five-jointed ; 

 hrst joint ecjual in length to the remainder, hairy, and terminated by small claws. 



The expanse of the perfect insect is about 2 inches. 



The wings arc horizontal in repose, and the insect is diurnal. The entire ui>per surface is rich golden brown, rehevcd ou 

 the anterior wings by an irregular broad transverse i)atch of pale yellowish white, interrupted by the nervures, and which in many 

 instances extends over the costa and becomes shining yellow. Near the top of the wing are three small spots, somewhat triangular 

 in form, and on the middle of the lower wing an oval si)ot, also yellowish white. All these patches and spots are diai}hanou8, and 

 strongly relieved by an edging of black. A wavy line of small black spots passes across the centre of the lower wing, and a 

 blackish brown fringe surrounds the whole external margin. The wings are rather triangular, with the outer margins broken by 

 wide shallow denticulations, and so produced posteriorly as to be subcaudatc. 



The under surface of the insect is similar in colour to the up])er, but lighter in hue. 



The plate reiu-escuts the lar\a, with its leafy dwelling; one of its food plants, the Nq/hdiuin ieiucarpmn, in llower and fruit; 

 and the perfect insect. 



PAMPiriLA PIIINETS, Ckamer.— (Plate XIV., ^ imd ? ). 



J'apilio phineus, Cramer, Pap. P]xot., II., p. 123, pi. clxxvi. E. (1779). 

 Ilcsperia iihineus, Latreilli-, Knc. Metli., IX., p. 705, No. 107 (ISL'3). 

 Pampliila palmarwn, Scott, ]MS. 

 LiFE-insTORY : Matliew, Trans. Ent. See. Loud., 1888, \\. 179. 



Previous to the acclimatization of the date and other foreign palms, we usually found the caterpillars of this showy 

 Pamphila feeding, both at Sydney and the Hunter Eiver, upon the fronds of the indigenous palms, Lioistona austmlis or 

 " Cabbage Tree " of the early settlers, and I'tijrhospcrma cU'tjans " Bangala Palm," although occasionally we have seen a stray 



* [Mr. Vi. F. Mathew, who found tlii.s species feeding on Eugenia, remark.s that the chrysalis is attached by the anal extremity and encircled by a 



silken giidle.J 



