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THE CHARLOTTE BUTTERFLY. 



Papilio Charlotte. 

 PLATE LVI. 



Papilio Charlotta, Leach's Zool. Miscel. p. 23, pi. II. 



THE upper surface of the wings is of a rich fawn 

 colour, covered with various patches of dark brown ; 

 the exterior margin has a scalloped band of the same 

 colour, with a row of longitudinal dots in its centre, 

 and a macular fascia inside of it ; body, same colour 

 as the wings ; under surface of the upper wings 

 nearly the same colour as the upper surface, fading 

 into a sulphur yellow towards their acute angle, with 

 a macular band of silver spots. Under wings beneath 

 sulphur yellow, with macular bands of silver ; body 

 covered with a thick coat of ubated hairs j the antenna 

 rather long, with pretty long knobs on their extre- 

 mities. 



This curious and pretty Fritillary was discovered 

 by the Rev. Dr Charles Abbot, in Bedfordshire, and 

 was named by Dr Leach, who first figured it, in honour 

 of the late Princess Charlotte. 



The Papilio Charlotta stands next to the Papilio 

 Aglaia in the Linnaean system. 



