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EPISEMA CCERULEOCEPHALA. THE FIGURE OF EIGHT MOTH. 



Plate XXX. fig. a—d. 



Synonyms. Phalsena (Bombyx) Coeruleopliala, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 826. Donovan Brit. Ins. 

 3. pi. 100. Haworth. Wilkes" Eng. Moths, pi. 12. (Black-thorn Moth.) 



Upper Side. The antennse of the male are pectinated. The head, thorax, and superior 

 wings are hrown : the latter having some markings about the middle part, representing two figures 

 of eight close together, The inferior wings are of a light hair colour, having a darkish bar 

 crossing the middle part. 



The caterpillars feed on black-thorn, white-thorn, and crab-tree. When full fed, as repre- 

 sented at (a), which generally happens about the beginning of June, they change into chrysalis 

 within a pretty hard case, shewn at (6). The moth appears in August. It is shewn in the plate 

 at (c) and (d). 



Expansion of the wings 1 J — 11 inches. 



LIMENITIS CAMILLA. THE WHITE ADMIRABLE, OR WHITE ADMIRAL 



BUTTERFLY. 



Plate XXX. fig. m-n. 



Synonyms. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Camilla, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 781. Lewirfs Papil. pi. 8. 

 Donovan Brit. Ins. vol. viii. pi. 244. Wilkes' Eng. Moths fy Butt. pi. 1. fig. 7. 

 pi. 8. fig. 1. 

 Limenitis Camilla, Fabricius, Leach, Stephens. Curtis Brit. Ent. pi. 124. Duncan 



Brit. Butt. pi. 20. fig. 2. 

 Papilio Sibilla, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. 246. 



Upper Side. The antennae are black, the knobs tipped with brown. The body and wings 

 are black, having a broad interrupted bar or garter of white, which, crossing both upper and 

 under wings, almost meets at the abdominal corner, where are two small circles of an orange 



colour. 



The under side is of a lively orange brown, except that part of the inferior wings which is 

 included between the broad white garter and the thorax, which is of an ash colour ; for the same 

 broad white garter appears on this side exactly as on the other. They fly in woods, and may be 

 taken the end of June. I have figured the upper side at (w), and the under at (n). 



Expansion of the wings 2- 



°2 \ inches. 



The caterpillar of this butterfly differs materially from those of the genera 

 Cynthia, Vanessa, and Apatura, in being furnished with obtuse spines on the back 

 and bundles of hair on the sides. It is of a green colour, with the head, legs, and 

 tubercles on the back reddish, and feeds on the various species of honeysuckle ; the 

 chrysalis is green, spotted with gold, and forked in front. The butterfly itself 

 delights to settle on bramble blossoms. It is by no means common, and is certainly 

 very local, occurring in the south-eastern counties of England. " The graceful 

 elegance displayed by this charming species," observes Mr. Haworth, "when sailing 

 on the wing, is greater perhaps than can be found in any other we have in Britain. 

 There was an old aurelian of London, so highly delighted at the inimitable flight 

 of Camilla that, long after he was unable to pursue her, he used to go to the 





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