. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. Tir ItlTTEKFLV. manner. The cateri)illars are ginal spots on the hind green beneath. In some species, however, the orange blotch on the fore wings is replaced by till' most beautiful violet. The s|iii ics of Hebomoia are rare insects, found in the Moluccas. One species only (//. ffkmcippe) is also common in India. It measures upwards of four inches across the wings, which are of a slightly yellowish- white. The outer portion of the fore wings is triangulaily black, tilled up by a broad band of connected orange spots, indented outw
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. Tir ItlTTEKFLV. manner. The cateri)illars are ginal spots on the hind green beneath. In some species, however, the orange blotch on the fore wings is replaced by till' most beautiful violet. The s|iii ics of Hebomoia are rare insects, found in the Moluccas. One species only (//. ffkmcippe) is also common in India. It measures upwards of four inches across the wings, which are of a slightly yellowish- white. The outer portion of the fore wings is triangulaily black, tilled up by a broad band of connected orange spots, indented outwardly by the black border, and marked with an irregular row of small black spots in the middle. The Papilionince are in general much larger and liand- somer Butterflies than the Pierime. They exhibit gi-eat varieties of form and colouring, and the hind wings are gener- ally dentated, and often tailed. The caterpillars are of ^•arious shapes, but are usually rather stout, and sometimes thicker in the middle than at the extremities. They have always a retractile fork on the segment behind the head, which is believed to be serviceable in driving away Ichneumon Flies, or other enemies. The genus Parnassius more resembles the Pierime than any other of this group. The Butterflies are all mountain insects, and are confined to Europe, Asia, and the west of North America. The 67. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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