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TAB. XI. 

 PAPILIO Charlotta. 



Class 5 . Insects. Orders. Lepidoptera. 

 Spec. Char. Above dull orange, \^ith black marks; 

 nineteen silver spots on the lower wing beneath. 



Some years ago the Rev. Dr. Charles Abbott discovered 

 tills curious fritillar)- in Bedfordshire; and we do not know 

 that it has been found by anyone else. The 19 silver spots 

 on the under part of the lower wing are very constant *. It 

 is an elegant insect, well deserving an honourable name, 

 and comes near to P. Aglaia in the System. As we have, 

 comparatively speaking, but few Papilios in Great Britain, it 

 is a very desirable acquisition. This gentleman likewise 

 first added P. paniscus to the British list, and was so kind 

 as to favour me with several pairs of them. 



* There are several other diiFerences, which may be observed in the 



