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THE INSECT WORLD. 



Fig. 163.— Red Admiral Butterfly [Vancsm Atalanta). 



Fig. 164.— Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa {Cy7tthia\ cardjii) . 



The Red Admiral Butterfly ( Vanessa Atalanta, Fig. 163) has bancj 

 of vermiUon colour on the upper side of its wings, which are blac! 

 above, and variegated beneath with different colours. The cate 

 pillar is bristly and blackish, with a succession of spots of lemo 



