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pale central spot ; the hinder wings in both sexes whitish, 

 the ocellated spots being arranged in two curved bands in 

 the centre ; between these is an angular white mark, and on 

 the hinder margin a series of black spots, with a white iris, 

 half surrounded by a streak of orange : an oblong patch 

 of white connects this series with the central band. 



LEPIDOPTEBA. NYMPHALID^E. 



VANESSA. 

 Generic Distinctions. See page 129. 



VANESSA POLYCHLORUS. Great Tortoise-shell. This 

 species bears much resemblance to V. urtica, described last 

 month, but is much larger, sometimes exceeding two inches 

 and a half; the upper side is dark orange; the anterior 

 wings have two large quadrate (four-sided) spots of black, 

 with two smaller ones near the base, the same number of 

 rounded spots on the disc, and another near the hinder 

 angle. The inferior wings have one large black spot near 

 the middle of the anterior margin; both pair have a deep 

 black border, ornamented with crescents which are blue on 

 the hinder wings, and bounded with two lines of pale yellow ; 

 on the under side, half the surface is dark brown, the re- 



