COLIAS II., III. 
COLIAS PHILODICE. 
Colins Philodice (Phi-lod'-i-ce), Godart, Enc. Meth. IX., p. 100, 1819. Swainson, Zool. Illust., 2d ser., 
II., pi. 60, 1831. Bois. and Lee., p. 64, pi. 21, 1833. Bois., Spec. Gen., I., p. 647, 1836. 
Palceno, Cramer, Pap. Ex., I. pi. 14, F. G., 1775. 
Anthyale, Hiibner, Zutr. Ex. Schmett, f. 307, 308, 1823. 
Europomone, Stephens, Illust. Br. Ent. Haust., I., p. 10, pi. 1, 1828. Swainson, Zool. Illust., above cited, 
pi. 70, 1831. Humphreys and Westwood, Brit. But., p. 17, pi. 3, 1848. 
Male. —Expands 2.25 inches. 
Upper side sulphur-yellow, often lemon-yellow, usually but little obscured at 
base; costal margin of primaries dusted with black ; the border of hind margin 
broad, black, more or less dusted with yellow, at the apex often partly crossed by 
the yellow nervules, sometimes irregularly dentated on the inner side, but usually 
even edged or slightly erose, curving roundly at the apex, generally much ad¬ 
vanced on the costal margin, and projecting a short spur on the inner margin; 
discal spot large, sub-ovate, black; costal edge pink. 
Secondaries have also a broad marginal border, usually somewhat excavated 
on each interspace, commencing above the upper branch of sub-costal nervure 
and ending a little before the inner angle; discal spot round, often duplex, pale 
orange ; fringes pink and yellow. 
Under side of primaries either of same shade as above, or deeper, the apical 
area sometimes orange-tinted; the costal margin dusted with brown; the discal 
spot black with yellow central point or streak, but occasionally this streak is 
pink or is silver white ; both wings have an extra discal series of small fer¬ 
ruginous or brown patches, or clusters of scales, which lies parallel with the hind 
margins, and on primaries curves at the apex, so that the upper two clusters fall 
on the edge of the costal margin, but often the series is partly, and sometimes 
almost wholly, wanting. 
Secondaries usually either pale yellow or reddish-orange, and more or less 
dusted with brown; at the outer angle a ferruginous or brown patch, and a small 
