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HELICONIA DIAPHANA. 
PLATE XII. Fig. 3. 
Codart. — Pap. Diaphana, Fair., Cramer, PI. 231, fig. C, and 
PI. 315, fig. D, E Drury's Exot. Insects, ii. PI. 7, fig. 3. 
About the size of the preceding, hut the wings 
narrower and wholly transparent, with the outer 
margin and nervures brownish-black. On the upper 
wings, rather beyond the middle, there is a black 
abbreviated transverse band, placed somewhat ob- 
liquely, and preceded by a small white spot on the 
costa. On the under side the marginal band is not 
so dark as above, and there is frequently a series of 
small white spots on the hinder edge of the posterior 
wings ; in the latter also, the anterior edge is tinged 
with sulphur yellow. Body black above and grey 
beneath, with white points on the head; antenna; 
black. 
The marginal band varies in breadth, and in the 
secondary wings it is sometimes longitudinally di- 
vided by a narrow line of rust-red. 
Occurs in Jamaica, Brazil, Virginia, &c. 
