PURPLE EMPEROR. 
pillar st3.te during the winter ; changes into a 
Chrysalis, hanging by it's tail on the under- 
fide of a leaf, in the spring ; and the Fly ap- 
pears about the end of June, 
It flies very high ; and sports round the 
tops of oak and afli trees, where it often settles 
on a leaf: but, the instant it perceives any 
small fly, cr other insecl, passing by, it pur- 
sues a little way ; and then, going round the 
top of the tree, is sure to settle again on the 
same leaf. 
*^ The female appears in every respe^l like 
the male, except that she lias not the beautiful 
purple hue on t:ic upper fide.'' 
