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HELICONIA SYLVANA. 
PLATE XI. Fig. 3. 
Godart — Pap. Sylvana, Cramer, PI. 364, C, D. — Hcrlst., Pap. 
tab. -xvii. fig. I, 2. 
Tnis handsome species measures upwards of three 
inches and a quarter between the tips of the wings ; 
the latter are very much rounded, entire on the 
edges, and the hinder pair diverge widely from the 
abdomen ; the superior fulvous from the base to the 
middle, with the costa, a slender streak at the base, 
and a central kidney-shaped spot, black; beyond 
this a pretty wide oblique band of sulphur yellow ; 
the space between this band and the apes deep 
black, with eight unequal spots of dull yellow, 
slightly transparent, disposed in two irregular trans- 
verse bands, and two or three small white points at 
the apes. Inferior wings likewise with the inner 
half fulvous, the outer half black, emitting narrow 
stripes internally, one of which reaches nearly to the 
base, dividing the wing into two portions ; towards 
the hinder margin are a few yellow spots : body 
cinereous, with a yellow longitudinal line on each 
side, and a similarly coloured band along the belly ; 
antennas reddish-brown, dusky at the base. 
A native of Surinam. 
