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THE CAMBERWELL BEAUTY. 



Papilio Antiopa. BRITAIN. 

 PLATE XXVI. 



Papilio Antiopa, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 776, No. 169. 

 Maxima Nigra, Witts Pap. 58, tab. 2, a. 10. 



THE wings are angulated, of a rich purplish brown, 

 with a pale straw-coloured exterior marginal border, 

 within which is a fillet of black, with a row of 

 equidistant blue eyes in the middle ; on the anterior 

 margin of the upper wings, are two straw coloured 

 spots, and nearer the body a double row of little 

 punctated spots of the same colour. The body is 

 burnt umber brown, the eyes scarlet, and the antennae 

 claviform. The under side of the butterfly is of a 

 blackish brown, with irregular dark streaks. The 

 yellowish border is visible on that side. 



This beautiful insect is found in every part of 

 Europe. In Germany in particular it is very common ; 

 and no less frequent in America. Britain is the only 

 country where it is esteemed a rarity, although some 

 seasons it is found abundantly in England ; but its 

 appearance is neither annual nor periodical; hence 

 its value by English collectors. 



