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GREASY FRITILLARY. 



Melitcea Artemis. 



PLATE XIII. Fig. 2. 



Pap. Artemis, Fahr. — Leioin, pi. 15. — Pap. maturna, Esper. 

 Greasy Fritillary, Harris, — Melitsea Artemis, Stephens, 

 Illus. Haust. i. p. 32. 



The ground-colour of the surface is deep brovviK 

 ish-yellow, the primary wings with black transverse 

 undulating lines, and light yellow spots : the secon- 

 dary pair" with three bands, the intermediate one 

 tawny orange, with six small black spots, the others 

 irregular, and of a light yellow. Beneath, the pri- 

 mary wings are somewhat glossy, paler than above, 

 but the markings nearly similar ; the hinder pair 

 fulvous, having three bands of pale yellowish spots, 

 edged va\\\ black, that next the base very irregular, 

 the central one curved, and the other consisting of 

 semicircular spots placed along the margin ; between 

 the central and marginal band, the row of spots for- 

 merly mentioned is distinctly marked, and each h 

 surrounded with light ochre-yellow. The fringe of 

 the wings is yellow, interrupted with black on the 



