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THE WHITE ADMIRABLE BUTTERFLY. 

 Papilio Camilla. 



PLATE XVII. 



Papilio Camilla, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 781. No. 187 Roes, 



iii. tab. 33, figs. 3, 4 Donovan's Brit. Ins. vii. p. 75. pi. 



244. Harris's Aurel. p. 56, pi. 30. fig. m. n. 



THE antennae are club-shaped at their termina- 

 tion, the wings erect when at rest j they extend two 

 inches, to two inches and one-sixth, and are of an 

 uniform dark blackish brown on the upper side, 

 indented with a white band and spots ; between 

 which, and the base, is an ashy crescent-shaped 

 disc, and four white dots, with a double parallel 

 series of obscure, black marginal spots. The under 

 side of the wings is of a rich orange yellow, with 

 a white band and spots. 



The caterpillar of the White Admirable butterfly 

 is green, and feeds upon the common honeysuckle 

 and woodbine. 



The chrysalis is green, spotted with golden me- 

 tallic spots, forked in front. The fly is found in the 

 months of June and July on the skirts of woods. 

 It localizes in the south-eastern counties of England, 

 particularly hi Sussex, Essex, Kent, Berks, Hants, 

 Middlesex, and Suffolk. 



