THE CHARLOTTE BUTTERFLY. 
Papilio Charlotta. 
PLATE LVI. 
Papilio Charlotta, Leach’s Zool. Miscel. p. 23, pl. 11. 
THE upper surface of the wings is of a rich fawn 
colour, covered with various patches of dark brown ; 
the exterior margin has a scalloped band of the same 
colour, with a row of longitudinal dots in its centre, 
and a macular fascia inside of it; body same colour 
as the wings; under surface of the upper wings 
nearly the same colour as the upper surface, fading 
into a sulphur yellow towards their acute angle, 
with a macular band of silver spots. Under wings 
beneath sulphur yellow, with macular bands of 
silver ; body covered with a thick coat of subulated 
hairs; the antenne rather long, with lengthened 
knobs on their extremities. 
This curious and pretty Fritillary was discovered 
by the Rey. Dr Charles Abbot, in Bedfordshire, and 
was named by Dr Leach, who first figured it in 
honour of the late Princess Charlotte, 
The Papilio Charlotta stands next to the Papilio 
Aglaia in the Linnean system. 
