LEPIDOPTERA. 



PAPILIO DEMOLEUS. 



Plate 28. fig. 2. 



Ch. Sp. P. alis nigris, flavo-maculatis, posticis dentatis fascia flava subrecta ocelloque anali 

 dimidiatim cseruleo rufoque. Expans. alar. 3 J unc. 

 P. with black wings spotted with yellow, the posterior dentate with a nearly straight 

 and regular yellow fascia, and an ocellus at the anal angle blue above and red be- 

 neath. Expanse of the wings 3| inches. 

 Syn. Papilio Demoleus, Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. 753. Fabr. Ent. Syst. 3. 1. 34. Kleeman 



(Rosel, add.) t. I./.2.3. Cramer Ins. t. 231./. A. B. Boisduval Hist. Nat. 

 Lep. 1 . p. 237. Encycl. Meth. IX. p. 43. 

 Papilio Demodocus, Esper. Ausl. Schmett. t. 51. /. 1. 



Linnaeus gives the Cape of Good Hope as the habitat of this species ; and Boisduval 

 also mentions the coast of Guinea, Senegal, and Madagascar. Fabricius, however, par- 

 ticularly says, " Habitat in Indiae orientalis Citro, Dr. Koenig,"' describing the larva as 

 solitary, smooth, of a yellowish green colour, with a reddish head, two tentacles on the 

 neck, and a bifid tail. Boisduval has, however, applied this observation to P. Epius, 

 stating that P. Demoleus had been reared at Senegal by M. Dumolin, and that its larva 

 feeds on the citron trees. 



MORPHO RHETENOR. 



Plate 29. 



Family. Nympiialid^, Swainson. 



Gemjs. Morpho, Fabricius (Syst. Gloss, in Illig. Mag.) 



Cn. Sp. M. alis supra nitidissime cyaneis ; subtus umbrino griseoque variis, ocellis ceecis. 

 Expans. alar. 5| unc. 

 M. with the wings on the upper side dazzling cyaneous blue, beneath varied with 

 umber and grey, with blind eyelets. Expanse of the wings about 5 J inches. 

 Syn. Papilio Rhetenor, Cramer, pi. 15. A. B. Herbst. Pap. t. 27. /. 1.2. Esper. Pap. 



Exot. t. 42./. 1. Sulzer Ins. t. 13./. 1. Enc. Meth. IX. p. 444. 



Whatever effect the artist can produce by a combination of the most brilliant colours 

 employed in painting, must be far surpassed by comparison with the dazzling appearance 

 of this splendid creature. It is impossible to find in any part of the animal creation 

 colours more beautiful or changeable. Pale blue is the principal colour, but new tints 



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