GOLDEN EMPEROR. 
The Upper Side of the upper wings is of a 
lovely deep or bottle green, all over marbled 
or striped with irregular streaks of a deep 
black. The under wings are black on the 
part towards the body ; next to which, to- 
wards the upper wings, there is a fine light 
blue-green, clouded with black. The other 
part of these wings, which lies between the tail 
and the bottom edge, is a curious deep crim- 
son, or blood -red, which shines with a rich 
golden lustre, and is spotted with black. 
The Under Side of the upper wings is a 
light sea-green, clouded like the Upper Side. 
The under wings, next the body, are of a 
most brilliant golden green, marked with 
small spots of black. This green softens into 
a fine purple spot ; the purple, into crimson ; 
the crimson, to a blood-red ; and, from thence, 
it becomes of an orange hue, extending down 
to the lower edge, which has a border of black 
for the width of three membranes of the 
wing. The other part of the wing, which is 
at the outer edge, is a blue-green clouded witfl 
black. 
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