THE LAVINIA BUTTERFLY. 
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those of the preceding species. The butterflies appear in 
August and September. 
Fig. 119. 
Cyntlna Lavinia* Fab. Lavinia Butterfly. 
Wings dark brown above, each with a large and a small 
eye-like spot on both sides ; the fore wings with two orange- 
red spots near the middle of the front margin, and a large 
whitish band enclosing the hinder eye-like spots ; hind wings 
with a reddish band near the hind margin. 
Expands from 2 to 21 inches. 
The caterpillar is said to be blackish and dotted with 
white, with the belly and legs tawny, and two white lines on 
each side, the uppermost one of which is spotted with tawny 
orange ; the spines (of which there are two short ones on the 
head, besides those on the bod}') are black and branched. 
According to Mr. Abbot, it lives on the Canada snap-dragon 
(Antirrhinum Canadense), and remains in the chrysalis state 
sixteen days. The chrysalis resembles in form that of the 
two preceding species, but is said to be destitute of metal- 
lic spots. I took one of these butterflies in a meadow in 
Milton, on the 19th of August, 1827, and have never met 
with it since in this State. It is very common in the South- 
ern States throughout the whole of the summer. 
* Dr. Boisduvul 1ms described this insect under the specific i.::me of Canun. 
