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PEACOCK'S EYE. 



Vanessa lo. 



PLATE XVIII. FIG. 1. 

 Pap. lo, Linn. Donovan, vi. 67, pi. 206. 



THE colour of this elegant insect is deep brown- 

 ish-red, inclining to purple, with a large eye- like 

 spot on each wing. On the anterior wings, this spot 

 is placed near the apex, and is composed of a yellow 

 crescent on the inner side, a semicircular patch of 

 hlue externally, and a large reddish-brown pupil, 

 which becomes darker anteriorly, where it unites 

 with the black margin. On the outer side of the 

 pupil, there are three small spots of a whitish-blue 

 colour, forming an irregular line with two others 

 placed in the red portion of the wing. The ocellus 

 is bounded internally by a triangular patch of black, 

 next to this is a yellow spot, succeeded by a black 

 triangular one, which does not reach the anterior 

 margin ; the latter towards the base is yellowish, 

 with transverse lines of black. The ocellus of the 

 hinder wings consists of a large black central patch, 

 spotted with blue, and encircled by a zone of pale 

 silky-brown, which is bounded anteriorly by a large 



