THE MEMNON BUTTERFLY. 



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wings there are seven crescent-shaped spots of bright vermilion- 

 scarlet. The abdomen is black, diversified with scarlet spots 

 and patches, very much resembling the colours of our own 

 Cinnabar Moth. The insect is a native of Ceylon. 



The two illustrations which now follow represent a Butterfly 

 called Papilio Memnon. It has a very wide range of habitat, 

 being found in Borneo, Penang, Java, China, and India. 



Fig. 309. — Papilio Memnon. Male. 

 (Black, white, and buff.) 



This is a strangely variable insect, no less than ten distinct 

 varieties being described in Dr. Horsfield's Catalogue. The 

 general colouring is as follows : — The upper surface is velvet- 

 black, streaked and speckled with green, and in some specimens 



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