Archive image from page 361 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( PAPILIONINA [kuohloe A rather considerable genus, occurring through most of tho Northern hemisphere. Pupa angulated in middle, thence attenuated to a long narrow point at both extremities; ap- parently protectively adapted to rest against the stem of its food-plant without causing an abrupt prominence. 1. E. cardamines, L. 41-48 mm. Forewings white, towards base blackish ; apical |- in $ bright orange ; a black discal spot; a blackish apical blotch, more or le
Archive image from page 361 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( PAPILIONINA [kuohloe A rather considerable genus, occurring through most of tho Northern hemisphere. Pupa angulated in middle, thence attenuated to a long narrow point at both extremities; ap- parently protectively adapted to rest against the stem of its food-plant without causing an abrupt prominence. 1. E. cardamines, L. 41-48 mm. Forewings white, towards base blackish ; apical |- in $ bright orange ; a black discal spot; a blackish apical blotch, more or less produced along termen. Hindwings white, towards base blackish. Hindwings beneath and apical blotch of forewings yellow-greenish densely irrorated with black, former with several series of white spots, latter whitish-suffused. Britain to Caledonian Canal, Ireland, common; Europe, N. and WC. Asia; 5, 6. Larva dull bl uish- green; dots black; spiracular line white : on Sinapis, Cardamine, Sisymbrium, etc., especially on the seed-pods, which it closely resembles; 6-8. 4. Leucophasia, Stph. Club of antennae abrupt. Forewings: 6 separate, 8, 9, 10, 11 out of 7. Hindwings: 6 and 7 stalked, 5 rising nearer to 4. A very small genus, inhabit- ing Europe and Asia. Pupa broadest in middle, thence atten- uated to a point at each end. 1. L. sinapis, L. 35-41 mm. Forewings white; base irrorated with blackish; an apical blackish blotch irrorated with whitish. Hindwings white; base irror- ated with blackish. Hindwings beneath irregularly clouded with light grey. England to Cumberland, W. and S. Ireland, local; Europe, N. and WC. Asia; 5-8. Larva green; dorsal line dark green; spiracular yellow : on Vici'aand Lathyrus ; 6-9. 5. Pieris, Schrk. Club of antennae abrupt. Forewings : 6 out of 8, 7 out of 8 near apex or absent, 9 absent, 10 separate. A large genus of nearly universal distribution, absent from New Zealand. of LwoophatUt tfnopfe
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