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THE SILVER-STRIPE BUTTERFLY. 
Papilio Paphia. 
PLATE XLII. 
Papilio Paphia, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 786, No. 209.—Wilk’s 
Pap. 57, 2, a. 7.—Donovan’s Brtish Insects. —Argynnis 
Paphia, Leach. 
THE wings are two inches and two-thirds to three 
inches in extent ; fulvous, or bright yellow, con- 
siderably indented on their posterior margin; the 
upper surface is elegantly spotted with black. The 
under side is striped with a silvery metallic lustre. 
The Papilio Paphia is one of the most elegant of 
the British Papiliones. In size, colour, and general 
appearance of the upper side, it is very similar to 
Papilio agala ; in the under side, it is extremely 
different. Both these butterflies are remarkable for 
that peculiar shining appearance of polished silver 
with which a few of the European Fritillary But- 
terflies are ornamented; but in Papilio agala this 
silver is disposed in distinct splashes, or spots; 
while in Papilio paphia it appears in transverse 
streaks. These streaks are finely softened into the 
red and olive green of the wings, and produce alto- 
gether a singular and charming effect. It was from 
