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28. AZURE (Azureus). A paler and more brilliant blue. 



Ex. Wings of Morpko Menelaus, Telemachus, &c. 



29. SKY-BLUE (Ctemleus). A paler blue. The colour of 



the sky, Ex. Polyommatus Adonis. 



30. Gssious (Ccesius). Very pale blue with a little 



black. The colour of blue eyes. Ex. Under side 

 of the Wings of Polyommatus Argiolus. 



31. GREEN (Viridis). Equal parts of blue and yellow. 



Ex. Cicindela campestris. 



32. JERUGINOUS (JEruginosus). Green with a blue 



tint. The colour of the rust of copper, verdigris. 

 Ex. Polydrosus Cnides. 



33. PRASINOUS (Prasinus}. Green with a mixture of 



yellow. The colour of the leaves of leeks or 

 onions. Ex. Pentatoma prasina. Under side of 

 Wings of Thecla Rubi. 



34. GLAUCOUS (Glaucus). Pal eblueish green. Sea green. 



Ex. Elytra of Dynastes Plercules, Alcides, Tityus, 

 &c. 



35. MOUSE-COLOURED (Murinus). Black with a small 



proportion of yellow. The colour of the common 

 mouse. Ex. Base of the abdominal segments of 

 Cossus ligniperda. 



36. LURID (Luridus}. Yellow with some mixture of 



brown. Dirty yellow. Ex. Elytra of Aphodius 

 luridus and nigrosulcatus. 



37. LIVID (Lividus}. A pale purplish brown. The co- 



lour of a bruise. Ex. Berosus luridus. 



38. TAWNY (Fulvus). A pale dirty orange. Ex. The 



pale parts of the Wings of Hipparchia Pamphilus. 



39. FAWN-COLOURED (Cervinus). A reddish brown. 



Ex. Lasiocampa Rubi. 



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