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INSECTS ABROAD. 



taking a chocolate hue towards the edges. A bold white belt 

 runs nearly parallel to the outer edge of the wing, and from it 

 diverge a number of streaks of the same colour. The specific 

 name albicinda, "or white-girdled," refers to this belt. In the 

 centre of the upper wings there is a large eye-like spot, almost 

 too complicated for description. It looks like a combination of 



Fin. 4?s. — Potamoplwra mnnlia. 

 (Brown, black, and blue ) 



the eye-spots on our well-known Peacock Butterfly, some streaks 

 of bright blue occupying the centre, and surrounded with black, 

 chocolate, olive, and dun, all blending together in the most ex- 

 quisite manner. 



There are many species of Nyctipao, but none in which the 

 eye-spot so much resembles that of the Peacock Butterfly. The 

 generic name signifies " Night Peacock," and is given to the 

 insect on account of this peculiarity. 



The insect which next comes before us is Australian. 

 It is a very beautiful species, and curiously variable. The 

 ground colour of the upper wings is a light chocolate, taking a 



