CHAPTER V


 FAMILY BRASSOLID]E
Genus :
i. DYNASTOR STRIX (Bates).
 This very large and imposing butterfly I have
only seen and captured in the Cayo District. It
is an exceedingly scarce insect. I have never seen
more than two or three of them.
2. DYNASTOR DARIUS (Fabr).
 The remarks which I have made concerning
D. strix apply with equal force to this insect. I
have only taken one or two specimens, and they
were obtained in the Cayo District.
3. OPSIPHANES FABRICII (Bois).
 This is the most common member of the genus.
It is found abundantly throughout the Colony.
The female invades the open verandas of houses
where small palms are placed in pots for orna-
mental purposes. On these plants she deposits
her eggs. The larva rolls the leaf together and
keeps it closed by means of silken threads thus
providing a shelter, and here it pupates.
 A peculiarity of this butterfly and others of the