LEPIDOPTERA. 



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THE PRIAM BUTTERFLY (Papilio Priamun). 



on fennel. The largest, and one of the most beauti- 

 ful, of this division is the P. Priamus, from the 

 Eastern Archipelago, whose wings, splendidly co- 

 loured with rich green and deep black, measure 

 seven or eight inches in extent. 



The colours of this large division are very various ; 

 but perhaps black and yellow may be the most fre- 

 quent tints, often arranged in transverse bands. 

 Allied to them are our common Whites (Pieris*) 



* Dog/iff, Pierides, the Muses. 



