THE LEONIDAS BUTTETJFLY. 



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The upper wings are crossed by oue complete row of yellow 

 spots, and another row of similar spots extends about half across 

 the wing. On the lower wings are two rows of crimson spots, 

 shaped and arranged very much like the yellow spots of the 

 upper surface. The inner spot of the upper row is rather 

 remarkable, being oblong, and having one half ciimson and the 

 other half yellow. 



In Papilio Leonidas we have another extremely variable 

 insect. This fine Butterfly is a native of Africa, the specimen 

 which is here figured having been procured from Sierra Leone, 



Fig. 313.— Papilio Leonidas. 

 'Black aiifl pale grei-n.'i 



and some having been brought from Ashanti and other part 

 of Western Africa. There are six specimens in the British 

 Museum, of which no two are exactly alike. I have therefore 

 selected a specimen from Sierra Leone, which appears to afford 

 the best type of the insect. 



Above, the wings are nearly black, and at the base of the 

 lower pair there is a large irregular patch of pale green with 



