ICARUS. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Antennae thickening towards the end, and com¬ 
monly terminating in a club-shaped tip. 
Wings (when at rest) meeting upwards. (Flight 
diurnal.) 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, fs’c. 
Eutterfly with entire wings ; the upper pair 
olive-brown, with two whitish bands ; the 
lower red, with black variegations. 
PAPILIO ICARUf. 
Cram. pi. 18 . f. A, B. 
Dan. festiv. 
This elegant inseA is a native of South America, 
and particularly of Surinam, and is represented on the 
plate in its natural size. 
