THE CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY.—Fenate. 
Papilio Hyale.—Buirain. 
PLATE XIX. 
Papilio Hyale, Linn. Syst. Nat. iis 764, No. 100.—Fav. So. 
1040.—Donovan’s Brit. Ins. pl, 238. 
Tue Hyale Butterfly extends two inches and a 
quarter from the tips of the wings; the antenne are 
short ; the head, throat, and abdomen are of a 
brownish yellow; the superior wings are of a yellow 
orange ; on the upper wings, a black, on the lower, 
an orange spot in the centre, anda deep irregular 
border of black on the margin. The female has a 
row of yellow or white spots in the centre of the 
border, which in both sexes is fringed. 
This insect has been described by several authors, 
English as well as foreign, and the naturalists of 
Germany have generally noticed it. In Britain, 
insects of this order seem to he, in general, peculiar 
to our country ; but the Clouded Yellow Butterfly 
appears to be found in almost every part of Europe, 
and is said to abound also in Africa and America, 
differing a little, of course, with the locality. 
The breadth of this insect, in England, rarely 
exceeds two inches; but, influenced by a warmer 
climate, it is found of a much greater size. Northern 
countries do not seem to be so congenial to the growth 
