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THE MARSYAS BUTTERFLY. 



Papilio Marsyas, SOUTH AMERICA. 



Papilio Marsyas, Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 788 Shaw's Nat. 

 Miscellany, pi. 888. 



THE wings are entire ; the anterior and posterior 

 margins have a very broad band of black, while the 

 area of the upper wings is of a rich azure blue, 

 softening, as it descends, into a fine deep straw yellow. 

 The lower wings are of a pale bluish green, with two 

 long slender caudate wings on each, furnished at the 

 points with round knobs ; above the lower edges are 

 crescent-shaped black spots, surmounted by a round 

 black spot, at the outer side of which is placed an 

 upright club-shaped black spot. The body is black ; 

 straw brown on the centre. 



This beautiful little Papilio is a native of South 

 America. It is figured of the natural size. 



