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PAPILIONIDiE. 
The larva feeds on the leaves of the pipe vine, or Dutchman’s 
pipe, as it is more commonly called, and is a remarkable looking 
creature, being dark brown in color or sometimes even black, with 
rows of reddish spots and having many fleshy filaments or soft horns 
protruding from different parts of the body. The chrysalis is pink 
and brown, with mottlings of yellow on the back. 
Papilio polydamas is easily recognized b} r its lack of the tails on 
the lower wings so characteristic of the genus Papilio. This insect 
inhabits Mexico and Central America and the West Indies, but is 
also found in Florida and Texas. 
Papilio polydamas. Under side. 
The predominating color is black with blue and green reflections, 
although less striking in this respect than the preceding species. 
The single row of spots inside the margins of the wings is yellow. 
Below the wings are brown, with the outer half of the lower pair 
black. A row of rusty red spots extends along the outer portion of 
the lower wing, and outside of this are several small silvery spots. 
A row of light yellow spots crosses the upper wings and both wings 
are margined with narrow, light yellow spots. 
