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SATURNIA ISIS. 



wings clothed with scales ; this is surrounded by a 

 narrow fulvous iris, then black, then a broader oval 

 of dirty clay-colour, then a narrow oval of pale 

 flesh-colour, then a broad rich claret oval ring; 

 between this and the base of the wing is first a 

 bar of flesh-colour, then black shaded into claret ; 

 towards the extremity of the wing the claret is 

 succeeded by a half-ring of flesh- colour, then a 

 narrow one of black, then of pale buff stone-colour, 

 and another moderately broad of grey speckled 

 with black. The thorax is dark and rich brown 

 colour, with two white bands across the neck and 

 two across the extremity of the thorax whitish; 

 the abdomen is buff, with black dots. The margin 

 of the wings is scolloped, and their external angle 

 is considerably produced beyond the hind angle of 

 the fore wings. The under surface of the wings 

 of this magnificent moth is by no means equal to 

 the upper side in the beauty of the markings, all 

 the wings being of a very pale huffish white with 

 dark speckles; the fore wings are marked nearly 

 as on the upper side, but the hind wings have only 

 a very small eye in the centre, having a black 

 pupil with a fulvous orbit surrounded by a slender 

 black circle ; immediately connected with the pos- 

 terior part of this eye is a curved row of brown 

 arches, between which and the apex of the wings 

 is another and more slightly marked series of black 

 scollops. 



The palpi are distinct, forming a small brown 

 muzzle, but they are not visible from above ; they, 



