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Papilio, to which belong the Swallow-tailed Butterfly {Fapilio machaon), 

 Papilio podalirius, &c., and Farnassius, of which we will notice Far- 

 nassms Apollo, and Farnassiits Mnemosyne. 



Fig. 139. — Swallow-tailed Butterfly {Papilio machaon). 



The swallow-tailed butterfly is found plentifully in the fens 

 Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk and Suffolk, and very commonly in th( 



P'ig. 140. — Larva and Chrysalis of Papilio machaon. 



environs of Paris. It is seen from the beginning of May till towan 

 the middle of June ; then from the end of July till September, 

 frequents gardens, woods, and, above all, fields of lucerne. It 

 easily taken when settled, particularly at sunset. 



