94 lUriTBUFLY COI.I.EClOlt'S 



Egi! unknown. 



Calerpillar long, setose or spinosc, tuberculated. 



Chri/salis subangiilar huncUcd, .su.sponded, liead-ca.sc hi'akcd.' 



Hiibner ^chmct. pi. xxii. D. b. 



LIMENITIS CAMILLA, VVIIITK ADMIKAL. 

 Duncan, pi. 20, fig. 2. 



IhtltcrJIy. Wings above brownish black, obscurely sjjottcd 

 with black with a white macular central band, intersected 

 with black vcin.s, common to both wings, interrupted in the 

 primary, and tenninating at the anal angle of the secondary 

 in a sharp point. l'>inge short, snowy white, barred with 

 brown. Primary with a cinereous discoidal crescent between 

 the band and the base, and four white dots : viz. — one where 

 the band is interrupted, two at the anterior margin near the 

 tip, and one near the middle at the posterior margin, a 

 double series of obscure black marginal spots. Underneath 

 brown, clouded with orange-tawny, central areolet inscribed 

 with black signatures ; band and white spots nearly as in 

 upi)er sides. Secondary above, with a triple series of obscure 

 black spots at the posterior margin ; underneath at the base 

 and internally grey or hoary, then tawny-orange with black 

 signatures, at the posterior margin brownish orange, with a 

 double series of black .spots, between which and the margin 

 in the middle are some white blots. 



Cater})illar. Green, with a red head. 



Chrysalis. Green, spotted with gold, forked in front. 



Observation. The graceftil elegance displayed by this 

 charming species when sailing on the wing, is greater perhajis 



• N. Diet. D'llisi. Niii. nxiii. 116. 



