JAMAICA—BUTTERFLIES 
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distributed in woods, but seldom abundant. Constant Spring, 
Castle ton, Mandeville, Mackfield (common), Walderston (common), 
Port Antonio (abundant). The sexes about equally divided. It 
flies amongst herbage so close to the ground as to be difficult to 
catch, yet seldom moves many yards. It is distinctly a shade-lover. 
On 27th February, 1907, near Port Antonio, I saw it flying freely on 
a rainy day. 
Heliconiinae .—Heliconius charithonius, Linn. 21 specimens. 
Generally distributed throughout the' island and not uncommon. 
Constant Spring, Gastleton (common), Mackfield, Walderston, Christ¬ 
iana, Montego Bay, Port Antonio (common). This butterfly has 
usually a slow flapping flight, often in half-shade. It is distinctly 
local, in the sense that it is confined to a very small area in each 
locality; sometimes it may be seen flying up and down a very short 
beat. It settles on leaves or flowers with wings fully expanded. 
Mr. P. W. Jarvis, of the Colonial Bank, told me that the butter¬ 
fly was very common later in the year, and that it “ clustered ” on 
going to rest for the night, a number of specimens sitting close 
together, but not actually clinging to one another. On 5th March, 
1905, at Shotover, near Port Antonio, close upon 1000 ft. above 
the sea, at about noon on a dull day, eight or ten were seen flying 
about under the shelter of a hedge. As many as seven of these 
settled on dead sticks, etc., within a space of 2 feet by 1 foot. 1 This 
butterfly is somewhat hard to kill. As compared with Venezuelan 
specimens, those from Jamaica have all the yellow marks a little 
larger; and the red spot near the base of the cell of the hind-wing 
is smaller, or even absent. 
Hymphalinae .—Colaenis cillene, Cram, (should not the name be 
cyllene ?), 12 <J, 4 $. Generally distributed and not uncommon. 
Constant Spring (common), Castleton (common), Mackfield, Montego 
Bay, Walderston, Port Antonio. A grand insect on the wing, sailing 
about like a piece of rich gold. The imperfect condition of many of 
the specimens is not apparent during its strong flight. It is most 
easily taken at flowers such as Lantana camara and Uujoatorium 
odoratum. One of my specimens appears to have been bitten by a 
lizard. The male is distinguished from that of the South American 
G. delila , Fabr., by its more orange tint and the comparative absence 
of black; but cillene is perhaps only a local race of delila. 
JDione vanillae , Linn. 16 <J, 7 ?. Generally distributed and in 
some places very abundant. Constant Spring (common), shore of 
Port Royal harbour, Mandeville (abundant), Ramble (abundant), 
1 Compare Miss M. E. Fountaine’s note in Entomologist, vol. xliv.,!pp. 403, 404 (1911). 
