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PEACOCK’S EYE. 
Vanessa Io. 
PLATE XVIII. Fig. 1. 
Pap. Io, Linn, — Donovan, vi. 67, pi. 206. 
The colour of this elegant insect is deep brown- 
ish-red, inclining to purple, with a large eye-like 
spot on each wing. On the anterior wings, this spot 
is placed near the apex, and is composed of a yellow 
crescent on the inner side, a semicircular patch of 
blue externally, and a large reddish-brown pupil, 
which becomes darker anteriorly, where it unites 
with the black margin. On the outer side of the 
pupil, there are three small spots of a whitish-blue 
colour, forming an irregular line with two others 
placed in the red portion of the wing. The ocellus 
is hounded internally by a triangular patch of black, 
next to this is a yellow spot, succeeded by a black 
triangular one, which does not reach the anterior 
margin ; the latter towards the base is yellowish, 
with transverse lines of black. The ocellus of the 
hinder wings consists of a large black central patch, 
spotted with blue, and encircled by a zone of pale 
silky-brown, which is bounded anteriorly by a large 
