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THE LUDOVICA BUTTERFLY. 
Papilio Ludovica. 
PLATE LYII. 
Papilio Ludovica, Cramer, Desc. de Papillons, iv. p. 17, 
pl. 297, fig. e. 
Tue external sides of the upper wings of this in- 
sect are black, with various small patches of fine 
yellow ; and a large band of the same colour bounds 
the black, within which, and extending over the body 
and lower wings, is a fine chestnut colour; the 
lower wings have a marginal band of black, with a 
row of white dots in the middle, which are conti- 
nuous in the upper wings; the upper part of the back 
has four small round dots of white; the eyes are 
scarlet ; and the antenne long and slender. The 
under surface of the wings corresponds in every 
respect with the upper surface. 
This is one of that tribe which is so remarkable 
for its oblong transverse shape; the body is also 
singularly formed, being excessively small at the 
commencement of the segments, and gradually 
bulging till about the middle one, from whence it 
abruptly tapers to the tail, which is short. 
It is a native of Surinam. 
