LIMENITIS IV. 
LIMENITIS BEEDOWII. 1—3. 
Limenitis Bredowii, Hubner, Zutrage v, pi. 10. Eulalia , Doubleday, Gen. Diur. Lep., pi. 36. 
Bois. Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 1852. Edwards, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1862. Californica, Butler 
Male. Expands nearly three inches. 
Upper side velvety olive brown, deepest on outer limb ; hind margins bordered 
by a broad crenated band, ( paler than disk, ) through which runs a dark line ; 
a large golden yellow apical spot fills the space between the marginal band and the 
narrow costal border of primaries ; across the disk a common white band, com- 
mencing on costa of primaries with a large spot cut into three by the nervures, fol- 
lowed by a second, oval, separated from the first by a wide space and out of line 
in the direction of inner angle ; after this, the band is uninterrupted except by the 
brown nervures, and diminishes to a point a little within abdominal margin ; on 
arc of primaries, a narrow ferruginous bar and another in the cell, each edged by 
black wavy lines ; a similar line midway between the bars ; at anal angle a black 
spot within a ferruginous lunule ; fringes brown, white in the emarginations. 
Under side pale brown, with a bronze lustre on secondaries ; primaries have 
a broad, brown hind margin, crenated next inner angle, with a faint pale blue line 
running through it and edged anteriorly by a narrow pale blue band ; sub-apical 
spot as above, paler ; below this to inner margin dark velvety brown ; the white 
band as above ; bars in cell large, pale fulvous ; marginal border of secondaries 
narrow, crenated, enclosing a blue line and bordered anteriorly by a broad blue band ; 
the white band is edged without and at its extremity suffused with pale blue in- 
clining to purple ; beyond to base bars of blue alternating with yellow-brown from 
costal to median nervures ; abdominal margin blue, especially next base ; the ner- 
vures about base much bordered by blue. 
Body above olive-brown, beneath white ; palpi white below, brown above ; 
antennse and club dark brown. 
This beautiful species connects the genera of Limenitis and Heterochroa. It 
is found more or less throughout California, especially in the southern counties, 
frequenting wooded valleys, and is of similar habits to Lorquini. 
Respecting its habits Mr. Henry Edwards writes, “ This is a far more local 
insect than Lorquini, and is never found in any great numbers. Its usual haunts 
are in snady canons and by the side of creeks. Its flight is slow and graceful and 
it occasionally floats along with outspread wings for a considerable distance. It 
frequently alights near small pools of water and is greatly attracted by any offen- 
sive odor. I have more than once seen it in the vicinity of slaughter houses, 
alighting upon the foul drainage from these places.” Of the larva, I am unable 
to obtain any information. 
