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TRUE TALES OF THE INSECTS. 



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It attains an 

 expansion of 



4 ?" ^Hpp^ f ur to * ur anc * 



a half inches, 

 with an undu- 

 lated rim, the 



\1L^RMiJm^ hollows of 



IHMifl which are more or 



less sparsely tipped 

 with white ; other- 

 wise its colours are 

 velvety black and 

 green. While the 

 black of the superior 

 pair of wings is relieved 

 with golden green trans- 

 verse lines, and their under 

 side is nearly all black, 

 with transverse lines of a 

 bluish green, on the black 

 of the inferior wings we 

 note a longitudinal broad 

 discal green band, a mark 

 easily distinguishing this 

 beautiful species from all 

 its congeners. Its head is 



FlG. $>. Urania boisduvalii, green and small and black, having a 

 velvety black, from Cuba. 



