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Large Orange Sulphur

Catopsilia agarithe

Butterfly.--About the same size as C. eubule, but deep orange on both sides of the wings. The wings of the female are bordered somewhat heavily with brown, and are duller in color than those of the male. Expanse, 2.50-2.75 inches.

Early Stages.--The caterpillar, which resembles that of eubule, feeds upon various species of Cassia. The chrysalis is also much like that of eubule. We need, however, fuller information than that which we possess, drawn, for the most part, from the pages of authors who wrote in the last century.

The species occurs in the hot parts of the Gulf States, and is common throughout tropical America.