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THE CAMBERWELL BEAUTY. 
Papilio Antiopa.—Britain. 
PLATE XXVI. 
Papilio Antiopa, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 776, No. 169.— 
Maxima Nigra, Wilk’s Pap. 58, tab. 2, a. 10. 
Tue wings are angulated, ofa rich purplish brown, 
with a pale straw-coloured exterior marginal border, 
within which is a fillet of black, with a row of 
equidistant blue eyes in the middle ; on the anterior 
margin of the upper wings are two straw-coloured 
spots, and nearer the body a double row of little 
punctated spots of the same colour. The body is 
burnt umber brown, the eyes scarlet, and the an- 
tenne claviform. The under side of the butterfly 
is of a blackish brown, with irregular dark streaks. 
The yellowish border is-visible on that side. 
This beautiful insect is found in every part of 
Europe. In Germany in particular it is very com- 
mon ; and no less frequent in America. Britain is 
the only country where it is esteemed a rarity, 
although some seasons it is found abundantly in 
England ; but its appearance is neither annual nor 
periodical ; hence its value by English collectors. 
There have been several instances of this insect 
being found in different parts of the country in mild 
