OF BRITISH HONDURAS


always found in forest lands and is a large hand-
some insect with rather a weak flight.
15. COLAENIS JULIA (Fabr).
 A common butterfly. It is found throughout
 the Colony dashing along at a rapid rate through
 the hottest sunshine, and it is fond of visiting
 flowers.
 16. COLAENIS DELILA (Fabr).
 This is a sub-species of the preceding, and it is
 also equally common.
 17. COLAENIS PHAERUSA (Linn).
 A handsome insect with its fiery red-and-black
 banded wings. It is a local species occurring
 abundantly in some places and altogether absent
 in others, but where found it is abundant.
 Its distribution is general in the Colony and it
haunts open country, especially swampy land
covered with high grass. It flies low but with a
strong and rapid flight. It is on the wing in May
and January.
18. DIONE VANILLa (Linn).
 A very beautiful insect with its silver spots on
the under-side of the wings, after the fashion
of some of the English Fritillaries. It is very
common everywhere in the Colony and is attracted
by flowers, especially by zinnias.