OF BRITISH HONDURAS


7. ERYPHANIS AESACUS (H. Schaff).
 This beautiful butterfly only appears on the
wing at sundown and continues to fly until dark-
ness has set in. It flits along the sides of country
roads bordered by high forest trees. Now and
again it settles on the leaves of the wayside bushes
with its wings closed together and exhibiting the
large eye-like spot on the under side. The insect
is very shy and difficult to approach. I have met
with it in the Western and also in the Northern
Districts.
 It haunts certain localities only, but is fairly
abundant where it occurs. It is on the wing in
May and September.
8. CALIGO MEMNON (Feld).
 This butterfly is met with commonly in open
glades and clearings in forest land in all the
districts of the Colony.
 Its habits are similar to those of the rest of the
family for it only appears on the wing after sun-
down. It is fond of flying around and around
in a limited space, and finally resting on the
trunks of trees close to the ground, in which
position it is exceedingly difficult to capture.
 I have bred this insect from larvee found feeding
on banana in the month of December. and I
published a description of it in the Transactions
of the Entomological Society of London.