NOTES ON THE BUTTERFLIES


 I resorted to a plan by means of which I was
able to secure several specimens of this rare
insect. I placed a dead Catopsilia-a yellow
butterfly which was very plentiful there on the
sand-and retired a short distance away. Very
quickly a variety of butterflies came in rapid
succession to investigate and to settle down by
the side of the dead specimen. These were for
the most part members of the Catopsilia family,
but I usually had not long to wait before one or
two Marchandi came to join the group.

21. PAPILIO EPIDAURAS (G. and S.).
 A sub-species of Papilios androgeus (Cram)
which I have taken on the sandbanks of the
eastern and western branches of the Belize River
and also at San Pedro on the Sarstoon.
 It is a magnificent butterfly and has a greater
expanse of wing than most of the Papilios. It
was always a charming sight to me to see this
beautiful insect settled on the sand with wings
all a-tremble and with a crowd of common insects
around it.
 Although not rare it certainly cannot be said
to be common.
 It appears to be double brooded, for I have
taken it in the Western District in April and May
and at San Pedro Sarstoon in August. The
butterfly has a superficial resemblance to Papilio