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THE GALANTHUS BUTTERFLY. 



Papilio Galanthus. SURINAM. 

 PLATE VIII. 



Papilio Galanthus, Turtori 's Linn. iii. p. 58 Cramer, Desc. 

 de Papillons, iii. pi. 25, fig. i>. E. 



THE surface of the upper wings of the Galanthus 

 Butterfly is scarlet ; the posterior margins, which 

 are scalloped, have a pretty broad margin of deep 

 black, which extends upwards of half an inch on the 

 anterior margin ; and nearly close to the tips are two 

 white spots. There is a large and broad articulate 

 band extending nearly across the wings ; the under 

 wings are black, with a broad articulate band of 

 scarlet. The body is black, and the eyes scarlet. 

 The antennae are very slender. 



The strong contrast of the intense black and the 

 scarlet, renders this a very striking insect. It inhabits 

 Surinam. 



