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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
are very heavy and the white spots show out in strong contrast. 
The general color is so dark that while on the wing the insect looks 
almost black. The larva of this butterfly feeds on the willow, and 
Limenitis eros. 
with its chrysalis is very like that of the last-described insect. It is 
probably only a well-marked variety of that form. The butterfly is 
found in many parts of the south, being common in Florida. 
Victorina includes a few butterflies of good size and beautiful 
coloring. The ground color is dark brown or black relieved with 
wide bars and large oval spots of green. They are inhabitants of 
tropical America, and but one species strays into the southern parts 
of our country. 
Victorina steneles is a large and strikingly handsome species, the 
large bands and spots of light pea green contrasting in a bold 
manner with the dark ground color. The under side is a most 
peculiar combination of colors; the ground is light yellowish brown 
and the green spots of the upper side show through below, though 
they are larger and more yellowish and a number of them are 
partially outlined with dark brown. As viewed in a side light the 
surface has a slightly satiny lustre. 
This insect is very common in the low and hotter parts of Mexico 
near the coast, as well as in some of the islands of the West Indies, 
