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'white. It is usually found under cacao trees, darting in and out 
of the bushes with rapidity. When settled on the dead cacao 
leaves it is almost impossible to distinguish it. These remarks 
apply to most of the Satyr ince in Trinidad. They are well protected 
when at rest, by the harmony of their colour with that of the 
dead leaves on which they settle, and added to this their flight is 
so uncertain and so cleverly arranged in and out of the low brush- 
wood among which they live, that to the collector they seem 
endowed with preternatural intelligence. 
The next two sub-families — the Morphinoe and Brassolince 
much resemble one another. The former is represented in 
Trinidad by the beautiful Morpho Peleides which is so often seen 
flying along shady streams or roads, its wings of electric blue 
flashing in the gleams of sunshine which penetrate the foliage 
overhead. 
The Brassolince are confined to tropical America. They are 
represented in this island by three species of Caliga, a significant 
fact which is only one of the many indications that Trinidad is 
a part of the American Continent. These butterflies are popularly 
known here as Owls. They fly alongjthe roadsides in the dusk 
apparently lazily, but when pursued their flight quickens with 
remarkable rapidity. I found them especially common in the 
Naparima cane fields. The Caligos are large insects very like 
the Morpkos, but far less brilliant. They are generally 
brown, more or less suffused with blue or purple. On the under 
surface of the hind wings are large and handsome eyes. 
The sub-family Acrceince may be passed over, as it only 
contains one Trinidad species of no particular interest. 
The Heliconince are a very interesting sub-family. A very 
common Trinidad representative is Heliconius melpomene. It is 
a black, narrow winged insect with a broad red band across the 
fore wings. The caterpillars of this butterfly are very destructive. 
I nearly lost a passijiora from their ravages and it was not till I 
had noticed that Heliconius melpomene was constantly hovering 
