PERSEUS. 
Generic Character. 
Antennce thickening towards the upper part, 
and generally terminating in a clavated tip. 
Wings (when sitting) erect, and meeting up¬ 
wards. (Flight diurnal.) 
Specific Character , &c. 
BUTTERFLY with pale-blue glossy wings, 
blackish and spotted with ferruginous to¬ 
wards the edges: beneath undulated and 
marked with two or three ocellated spots. 
Seb. 4. t. 17. 18 . 
Cram. 6. t. 71 . a. b. 
The Papilio Perseus may be considered as one of 
the most elegant of the American Butterflies. It 
is represented on the plate in its natural size, and 
is principally found in the hotter regions of South 
America, 
