^ THE 



NATURAL HISTORY 



BRITISH INSECTS, 



PLATE XXXVIL 



PAPILIO IRIS. 

 Emperor of the Woods, or purple Hian FttERi 



LePIDOPTERAo 



GENERIC CHARAQTER, 



Papilw. 



Antenna clavated. Wiiigs when at reflj ere6to Fly by day^ 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER, 



Wings indented ; above, purple ; darker round the EdgeSj vntU 

 ieven diftindi white Spots on the firfc Wings ; on the fecdnd, an ir- 

 regular broad v/hite Stripe^ and a red Eye^ Beneath, black, brow«| 

 and whitci 



Linm Syji. Mat. p. 476* P^ ex. 



The Papiiio Iris is efteemed among the beautiful, and placed with 



the rare of the EngUJh Lefiddptera. The curfory reader may not 



perceive that fuperiority, particularly as many of the minute Infects 



infinitely excel in real beauty and richnefs of colouring, but the fcien- 



B % tific 



