PAPILIONINA 



Tpamphila 



3. Pamphila, F. 



Posterior tibiae with middle-spurs. Forewings in $ without 

 costal fold, with raised streak of scales beneath cell ; 5 some- 

 times rather approximated to 4. 



An extremely large genus, almost universally distributed, 

 very numerous within the tropics. Larva with two conspicuous 

 white wax-like spots on ventral surface of 10 and 11. Pupa in 

 a slight open network cocoon. 



1. Hindwings beneath with pale postmedian spots 2. 



„ ,, without pale spots . . 3. 



2. Spots of hindwings ochreous-whitc . 5. comma. 



„ „ not white . . 4. sylvanus. 



3. Forewings with pale postmedian spots . 3. actaeon. 



„ without such spots . . .4. 



4. Antennae black towards apex beneath . 2. lineola. 



„ not black towards apex beneath 1. ihewmas. 



1. P. thaumas, Hufn. (linea, F.) 25-31 mm. Antennae 

 beneath whitish-ochreous, without 

 apical hook. Forewings brownish- 

 orange ; veins blackish except in 

 disc ; costa and termen narrowly 

 blackish ; in $ a hardly curved 

 black streak obliquely placed below 

 middle of disc. Hindwings as fore- 

 wings, but blackish-mixed towards 

 base, without black streak. Hind- 

 wings beneath orange - ochreous, 

 somewhat brown-sprinkled, more 

 orange towards tornus. 



England to York, E. and S. Ire- 

 land, rather local ; Europe, WC. 

 Asia to N. Persia, N. Africa ; 7-8. 

 Larva green ; dorsal line double, 

 bluish-green, pale-edged ; sub- 

 dorsal pale ; subspiracular whitish ; head green : on Holms, 

 Brachypodhi/m, etc. ; 8-6. 



2. P. lineola, 0. 25-28 mm. Differs from H. thawmas as 

 follows : antennae beneath black towards apex ; forewings in 

 <J with black streak more oblique, directed towards base of 



dorsum, often more indistinct ; hindwings beneath without 

 orange tornal blotch. 



Kent and Sussex to Suffolk and Hants, local ; Europe, N. 



Neuration of Vamphila sylvan-us ; 

 a, club of antenna. 



