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THE ANCHISES BUTTERFLY. 

 Papilio Anchises. SURINAM. 



PLATE XIV. 



Papilio Anchises, Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 146. Seba Mus. 

 iv. pi. 7, f. 27, 28. Merian, Ins. Surinam, pi. 17. 



THE whole upper surface of the wings of this 

 Papilio, as well as the body, is black ; the posterior 

 margin of both upper and under wings considerably 

 indented, with a row of white semilunar interrupted 

 white spots along the margin of the upper wings, and 

 a white continuous, narrow border on the lower ones ; 

 on each of the upper wings is a large patch of pure 

 white, and the under wings have each six oblong-oval 

 upright spots of crimson ; on the internal margin of 

 the wings, parallel with the crimson spots, are two 

 small white dots on each wing ; the tail is ciliated, 

 and the antennae thick at the base and tapering to 

 a point, the tips being lance-shaped. The breadth of 

 the buttery, when the wings are extended, is five 

 inches and three quarters. 



According to Madam Merian, a small species of 

 lemon grows in the woods of Surinam, rising to the 

 height of a tall apple tree, but with leaves and flowers 

 of not more than half the size of the common kind. 



