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THE SUGRIVA BUTTERFLY. 

 Papilio Sugriva. 



Theckla Sugriva, HorsfieliVs Illustrations of Lepidopterous 

 Insects, Museum of the East India Company, pi. 1, fig. 

 10. 10. 



THE superior surface of both the upper and lower 

 wings are black, as well as the body and antennae ; 

 the lower wings have an oblong patch of deep ultra- 

 marine blue ; the caudate wings extend about an 

 inch beyond the lower wings, and have a slight 

 flexure towards their centre; they are, together 

 with the wings, a considerable way above them, of 

 a pale fawn colour ; the inner point of the wings 

 having a crescent-shaped black spot on each ; the 

 under side is of a rich fawn colour, clouded and 

 streaked with dark brown, and having some black 

 eyelike spots, with a circular margin of rich golden 

 yellow. Extent of wings one inch and five-eighths ; 

 total length of both wings, including the caudate 

 wings, two inches and an eighth. 



This rare and curious insect inhabits India. 



