reference to Fabricius, had been previously employed by that author for a
distinct but nearly allied species, which he indeed regarded as identical
with Drury's insect. The distinctions between the two species were first
pointed out in the Encyclopédie Méthodique, in which work the name adopted
above was given to Drury's insect.
PLATE XI.
[Illustration]
NYMPHALIS (CHARAXES) BERENICE.
Plate XI. fig. 1, 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera, _Linn._ SECTION: Diurna, _Latr._ FAMILY: Nymphalidæ,
_Swainson_.
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Eq. achiv.) _Linn. Drury._ Papilio
Nymphalis, _Fabr._ (SUBGENUS: Charaxes, _Boisduval_.)
NYMPHALIS (CHARAXES) BERENICE. Alis supra nigris, fasciâ communi rufâ,
disco nigro maculato; posticis subtus albo, flavo ferrugineoque
maculatis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 3 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Berenice, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. (1783.)
_Fabr. Mant. Ins._ 2. _p._ 48. _No._ 471. (1787.)
Papilio Zingha, _Cramer_, _pl._ 315. _fig._ B. C. _Herbst._ _t._ 151.
_fig._ 3. 4. _Donovan Nat. Repos._ 3. 107.
HABITAT: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
{14}_Upper Side._ Antennæ black, with four white spots at the base and
four on the sides of the neck. Thorax and abdomen yellow brown. Wings
black, like velvet; anterior having the middle occupied by a large
triangular space of a deep orange, crossing the posterior ones, and
meeting at the body: on the anterior edges of this orange division are
two distinct black spots, and a third very faint, situate in the middle
of these wings. Posterior wings having two projections at the abdominal
corners, like the rudiments of tails, with four yellow spots, and two
very small white ones above them. A range of red spots, some of them very
small, runs along the external edges of these wings, reaching from the
upper to the abdominal corners.
_Under Side._ Palpi yellow. Breast black, with yellow and white streaks
and spots on its side and front. Fore legs very short and black, the tips
being white. Anterior wings along the anterior edges of a dark yellowish
grey, the tendons being black; posterior parts of these wings reddish,
verged with black, and having a number of different shaped black spots on
them. Posterior wings black, but along the anterior edges cream-coloured,
with five distinct round black spots on each; the remaining parts of
these wings being beautifully adorned with a variety of different colours
running among each other. Wings dentated.
BIBLIS ARIADNE?
Plate XI. fig. 3, 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. BIBLIS, _Fabr. Latr. God._
BIBLIS ARIADNE? Alis denticulatis, anticarum apice truncato, griseis,
strigis nigris undulatis; subtus rufescenti-fuscis nigro variis, anticis
apice puncto costali albo. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 5 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Nymph.) Ariadne, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 2. 778? _Fabr. Ent.
Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 383.?
Papilio Coryta, _Cramer_, _pl._ 86. E. F.
Papilio Merione, _Cramer_, _pl._ 144. G. H.?
Biblis Ariadne, _Enc. Méth._ ix. 327.
HABITAT: Coromandel, Java (_Enc. Méth._). "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman,
1776" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen grey brown. Wings grey,
and appearing mealy, shaded with blackish brown, particularly the
anterior ones along the external edges, and next the body along the
anterior margin. Posterior ones also strongly shaded along the external
edges.
_Under Side._ Palpi rather long, and dark brown, almost black. Breast,
legs, and abdomen dark brown. Wings dark reddish brown, faintly shaded
with streaks and marks of a darker brown, having two small white spots at
the anterior edges of the anterior wings near the tips. Wings dentated.
Drury refers this insect to the Linnæan Ariadne, which is from Java. It is
therefore with doubt that I give it the preceding synonyms, especially as
Lepidopterists have neglected to cite Drury's figures.
{15}PLATE XII.
[Illustration]
NYMPHALIS ELEUS.
Plate XII. fig. 1, 2.
_Order_: Lepidoptera. _Section_: Diurna. _Family_: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Nymph. Gemmat.), _Drury_.
NYMPHALIS ELEUS. Alis utrinque testaceis, apice suprà æneo, anticarum
fasciâ, posticarum punctis in simplici serie, albis. (Expans. Alar. 3
unc. 6 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Eleus,_ Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Fabr. Ent.
Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 51. _No._ 156. _Encycl. Méth._ ix. 391.
Nymphalis Eleus, _Donovan Natur. Repos._ 4. 113.
HABITAT: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1774" (_Drury's_ MSS.). "America"
(_Fabricius_ incorrectly).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black, with two small white spots at the base.
Thorax and abdomen black, spotted with two rows of white spots, in pairs,
from the neck to the anus; those on the abdomen being the least. Half the
superior wings next the tips black, with two white streaks thereon placed
obliquely; the other half next the body dirty orange, the anterior edges
being black. Posterior wings dirty orange, bordered along the external
edges with black, whereon is a row of seven oval white spots on each
wing, placed at equal distances.
_Under Side._ Palpi and breast orange. Fore legs orange, the rest white.
Wings on this side dark orange-coloured. The white streaks near the tips
of the anterior ones are very plain. Anterior edges of the posterior
wings white, and the row of white spots along the external edges are here
very conspicuous, each being verged with black.
Mr. Donovan has satisfactorily proved, from information derived both from
Jones and Drury's MSS., that Fabricius erroneously gave America as the
habitat of this insect.
ERYCINA BAUCIS.
Plate XII. fig. 3, 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Lycænidæ? _Steph._
GENUS. ERYCINA, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Papilio (Pleb. rur.), _Drury_.
ERYCINA BAUCIS. Alis anticis fuscis, ocello minuto apicali, fasciâ
communi abbreviatâ albâ, posticis caudatis ocello auriformi externo.
(Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Pleb. rur.) Baucis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1775" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ, thorax, and abdomen black. Anterior wings next the
body nearly black, a third next the tips greyish brown, with a circular
eye thereon; the iris being black and yellow, the pupil blue. A white
streak rises on these wings, which crossing the posterior edges, ends at
the middle of the posterior ones in a sharp point. Posterior wings
blackish brown, the upper corners being greyish brown, where is a yellow
mark, not unlike a human ear, the inner part being tinged with a shining
blue colour. These wings are furnished with two broad tails, which
suddenly become narrow and short, the tips white, and along the edges
streaked with blue.
{16}_Under Side._ Palpi wanting. Feet yellow. Breast white. Anterior
wings lighter coloured than on the upper side. The white streaks are very
conspicuous, and near the tips is another streak of ash-colour. The eye
at the tips is very discernible. Posterior wings lighter coloured on this
side, being chiefly ash-colour, with a brown streak longitudinally
placed, verged at the bottom with yellow and blue streaks. The ear-like
mark is also very plain on this side.
PLATE XIII.
[Illustration]
ACRÆA HYPATIA.
Plate XIII. fig. 1, 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Heliconiidæ.
GENUS. ACRÆA, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Papilio (Helicon.), _Drury_.
ACRÆA HYPATIA. Alis oblongis integerrimis fulvis, punctis plurimis
margineque externo nigris, posticarum eodem margine supra immaculato,
subtus flavo maculato. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Helic.) Hypatia, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Fabr. Ent. Syst._
III. 1. _p._ 163. _No._ 504. _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 232. (Acræa H.)
HABITAT: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Head yellowish. Thorax and abdomen brown;
the former having two white spots near the neck, and two more at a little
distance. The latter having several white spots, placed in pairs down to
the anus. Wings fine flesh-coloured; anterior tipped with black, and
verged with the same colour along their anterior and external edges. They
are also clouded with black next the body, and have eleven distinct black
spots on each, one of which next the tips is very long. Posterior wings
having a broad black fringe along the external edges, and eleven distinct
black spots on each, some of which are very small.
_Under Side._ Palpi yellow brown. Legs black and yellow. Breast black,
spotted with white on its side. Wings nearly coloured as on the upper
side; the anterior being not quite so brilliant, nor so strongly tipped
with black. All the black spots on the outside of these wings are also
seen here; but the black clouds next the body are wanting. Posterior
wings next the body tinged with orange, and the black spots are much
larger and more distinct and numerous than on the outside. Black fringe
on the external edges, with seven white spots placed regularly, close to
each other.
According to Mr. Smeathman, this butterfly and that represented in figures
3 and 4 of this plate, and indeed all the "Heliconii," are found in great
numbers in those places where they breed, and are observed to bask and
sport as much as possible in the sunshine, retiring towards sunset in great
crowds to particular bushes. They breed chiefly in recent plantations, and
near towns in general, so that, comparatively speaking, few of them are
found in the ancient forests. Such however as inhabit them fly about the
tops of the highest trees, seeking the honey from their flowers, and are
seldom seen below.
{17}ACRÆA MENIPPE.
Plate XIII. fig. 3, 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Heliconiidæ.
GENUS. ACRÆA, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Papilio (Helicon.), _Drury_.
ACRÆA MENIPPE. Alis oblongis integerrimis, anticis suprà fuscis
nigro-punctatis; ad apicem fasciâ abbreviatâ maculisque marginalibus
albidis; posticis fasciâ fulvâ latâ transversâ. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 3
lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Helic.) Menippe, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Stoll. Suppl.
Cram._ _pl._ 28. _fig._ 1. _Herbst._ _tab._ 81. _f._ 4. 5.
Papilio H. Zetes? _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 2. 766. _No._ 110.
Acræa Zethea, _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 236.
HABITAT: Sierra Leone, and other parts of the Western Coast of Africa.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Thorax black, with a row of four faint white
spots next the neck. Abdomen at the base black, with yellow spots on the
sides, the extremity being yellowish. Anterior wings very dark brown,
almost black, clouded with faint dark orange marks and dark yellow spots,
particularly along the external edges. Posterior wings deep orange,
clouded with black next the body, and a deep black border along the
external edges, with a row of eight small red spots running along the
middle of it: these wings have also seven, eight, or more black spots on
them.
_Under Side._ Palpi yellowish. Breast black, spotted with white on its
sides. Anterior wings dusky orange-brown along the external edges,
whereon is a row of dark orange oval spots, a whiteish cloud next them,
and several different shaped black spots on the other part of the wings.
Posterior wings cream-coloured, verged along the external edges with
black, whereon is a row of white spots, and above it a row of small and
very faint red ones: these wings next the body have a patch of a deep
black, spotted with white, and verged with faint orange, and also several
black spots.
This insect has been regarded as the Zetes of Linnæus; it does not appear
however to agree with the Linnæan description, in which the anterior wings
are said to be "nebulosis, punctatis:" nor with the habitat "in Indiis"
given of that species.
HELICONIA GAZORIA.
Plate XIII. fig. 5, 6.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Heliconiidæ.
GENUS. HELICONIA, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Papilio (Helicon.), _Linn. &c._
HELICONIA GAZORIA. Alis oblongis integerrimis, dimidiatim flavis
hyalinisque margine exteriori fusco, posticis subtus ([female]) maculâ
baseos aurantiacâ. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc.)
SYN. Heliconia Gazoria, _Latr. & God. Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 214. _No._ 35.
Papilio (Hel.) Euritæa, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. (exclus. Syn. Crameri.)
HABITAT: Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Head black, with small white spots. Neck
orange. Thorax black, with grey marks. Abdomen black at top, and grey on
the sides. Wings yellowish white, verged and tipped with black, without
any marks or spots on them.
_Under Side._ Palpi and breast grey. Legs black. Abdomen white. Anus
yellowish. Wings coloured as on the upper side.
{18}PLATE XIV.
[Illustration]
BIBLIS HIARBAS.
Plate XIV. fig. 1, 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. BIBLIS, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Papilio (Nymphal. Phal.), _Drury_.
BIBLIS HIARBAS. Alis dentatis, fuscis; fasciâ utrinque communi albâ,
posticarum latiore, anticarum abbreviatâ. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Nymph. Ph.) Hiarbas, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Donovan Ins.
India_, _pl._ 3. _fig._ 3. _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 128. _No._
391.
Biblis Hiarba, _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 824. 2.
HABITAT: Sierra Leone (_Drury_). Cape of Good Hope (_J. O. W._).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ, head, thorax, and abdomen black. Wings deep brown,
almost black: a white bar rises on the anterior ones near the tips, and
running parallel with the external edges crosses the posterior ones, and
ends just below the abdomen, gradually widening. Posterior wings at the
abdominal corners tipped with orange, and having a double row of narrow
white crescents along the external edges; the anterior wings having only
a single row.
_Under Side._ Palpi white. Breast and legs grey-brown. Abdomen yellowish.
The white bar and row of crescents nearly as on the upper side, but all
the brown parts are prettily spotted and variegated with red-brown spots
of different shapes; the general colour of the wings being a greyish
brown. Wings dentated.
Fabricius cites Drury's collection alone for this species, incorrectly
giving India as its habitat. Drury had previously stated it to have been
received from Sierra Leone. Donovan, relying upon the former rather than
the latter, figured the insect in his "Epitome of the Insects of India."
NYMPHALIS SEMIRE.
Plate XIV. fig. 3, 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Nymph. Gemmat.), _Drury_.
NYMPHALIS SEMIRE. Alis subdentatis fuscis, fasciâ utrinque viridi
interruptâ, posticis ad angulum ani ferrugineo maculatis; subtus omnibus
basi luteis, nigro punctatis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 9 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (N.) Semire, _Fabr. Spec. Ins._ _tom._ 2. _p._ 88. _Ent.
Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 114. _No._ 351. _Cramer_, _pl._ 194. _fig._ B. C.
Papilio (N. Ph.) Hippolyte, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
Nymphalis Semire, _Latr. & God. Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 392.
HABITAT: Sierra Leone.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen yellowish brown. Wings
dusky greenish brown, and spotted with round black spots at the base.
Anterior having ten distinct spots of a pea-green, of different sizes and
forms. Posterior wings with a large central patch of pea-green, which
being divided by the tendons appear like six distinct long spots; below
this patch is a row of faint reddish triangular spots.
_Under Side._ Palpi and legs pale yellow. Breast grey. Abdomen yellowish.
Wings with the {19}black spots much stronger, and the green spots more
distinct than on the upper side. The general colour of the wings is much
lighter, with a broadish cream-coloured bar running along the external
edges, which, being separated by the tendons of the wings, appear like
distinct streaks. Wings dentated.
VANESSA DELIUS.
Plate XIV. fig. 5, 6.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. VANESSA, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Hamadryades, _Hübn._ Papilio (Nymph.
Phal.) _Drury_.
VANESSA DELIUS. Alis dentatis suprà fulvis basi extimoque fuscis, anticis
apice strigâ punctorum alborum; posticis maculâ discoidali oblongâ
ocellisque duobus analibus nigris, his extus caudatis, illis falcatis.
(Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 5 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Delius, _App. vol._ 3. (1783.)
Papilio N. Eurocilia, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 79. _No._ 247.
(1793.)
Vanessa Demonica, _Latr. & God. Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 301. _No._ 14.
(1819.)
HABITAT: Sierra Leone, with the two preceding (_Drury_). "In Indiis"
(_Fabr._). America? (_Enc. Méth._).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen red-brown. Anterior wings
nearly black at the base, and also half of them next the tips, whereon
are five small white spots, the middle of them being of a dark orange.
Posterior wings also black at the base; each of them is furnished with
two tails, the outward ones the longest; the external edges being
bordered with dark brown, almost black, and all the middle part of the
wing is dark orange.
_Under Side._ Palpi and legs yellowish. Breast dark brown. Abdomen
yellowish. Wings with blackish and dark brown spots and marks, not to be
distinctly described. Anterior wings with a broad yellowish bar crossing
them from the anterior edges to the lower corners; while the posterior
are also remarkable for a blueish patch placed between the outer tails
and the abdominal corners.
The locality given by our author is evidently correct, because he was
furnished with information respecting its habits by Mr. Smeathman, who
stated that it breeds chiefly near open and cultivated spots, or in recent
plantations, and sports in the sun like the Acrææ.
PLATE XV.
[Illustration]
MORPHO LAERTES.
Plate XV. fig. 1.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. MORPHO, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Papilio (Equit. Achiv.), _Drury_.
MORPHO LAERTES. Alis subdentatis, utrinque margaritaceo-albis, anticarum
fasciâ costali nigrâ, posticis subtus strigâ ocellorum lunulisque
marginalibus. (Expans. Alar. 6 unc. 3 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Eq. Achiv.) Laertes, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Esper Pap.
Exot._ _tab._ 43. _f._ 2. _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 84. _No._ 262.
_Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 444. (Morpho L.)
Papilio Epistrophus, _Fabr. Ind. Alphab. to Ent. Syst._ _p._ 124.
_Donovan Nat. Repos._ 4. 143.
HABITAT: Brazil.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ white. Thorax and abdomen whiteish. Wings blueish
white; anterior tipped with dark brown, with half the front edges next
the body verged with dark brown, which, at the extremity, {20}joins to a
streak about three-fourths of an inch long, running from these edges
towards the centre of the wing, near to which is placed two darkish round
spots. Posterior wings having a row of dark crescents placed along the
external edges, which becomes double near the abdominal corners; and a
row of faint whiteish streaks crossing them from the anterior to the
abdominal edges, meeting about an inch below the body.
_Under Side._ Palpi, legs, breast, and abdomen white. Wings coloured as
on the upper side. The two round spots on the anterior ones are black;
and the row of faint-coloured streaks crossing the posterior ones are
here very strong; each streak being white, and placed on a brown ground,
edged with yellow. Margins of the wings slightly dentated.
Fabricius, in the Entomologia Systematica, described two butterflies under
the name of Papilio (N.) Laertes, No. 226. from Surinam figured by Cramer,
and No. 262, from South America, figured by Drury. As the former species
had the priority in point of date, Fabricius, in the alphabetical index to
that work, altered the name of Drury's insect to Epistrophus. By the
establishment, however, of the genus Morpho, comprising the insect figured
by Drury, the difficulty is obviated, and as the species is universally
known under the name of Laertes, it does not appear requisite to adopt the
name of Epistrophus.
NYMPHALIS (CATAGRAMMA) HYDASPES.
Plate XV. fig. 2, 3.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr. God._ Papilio (Nymphalis), _Fabr._ SUBGENUS:
Catagramma, _Boisduval_.
NYMPHALIS (CATAGRAMMA) HYDASPES. Alis subdentatis, nigris, basi suprà
nitidè cyaneis, anticis utrinque fasciâ chermesinâ abbreviatâ; posticis
subtùs annulis duobus flavis punctisque quatuor ocellaribus. (Expans.
Alar. 1 unc. 10 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Pleb. rur.) Hydaspes, _Fabr. MSS._ cited by _Drury_, _App.
vol._ 3. (1783.) nec _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 54. _No._ 167.
(1793.)
Nymphalis Hydaspes, _Latr. & God. Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 424. (nec Cat.
Hydaspes, _Boisd. Hist. Nat. Lep._ 1. _pl._ 9. _f._ 2., _Donovan Nat.
Repos._ _vol._ 2. _pl._ 60.)
Biblis Hesperia, _Perty Delect. Anim. art. Bras._ _pl._ 30. _f._ 4. a. b.
HABITAT: Brazil.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Eyes, thorax, and abdomen dark brown, nearly
black. Anterior wings black, but of a fine shining blue at the base. A
streak of a beautiful red colour crosses these wings from the middle of
the anterior edges to the lower corners, stopping at a little distance
therefrom. Posterior wings black, with a most beautiful blue patch on
them next the body.
_Under Side._ Palpi black. Mouth white. Tongue and breast black. Abdomen
white. Anterior wings nearly coloured as on the upper side, but next the
body verged with white. A white streak also crosses them near the tips;
and at a small distance from the body is placed a small round spot of a
most beautiful red colour. Posterior wings black, with white lines
running along the abdominal and outer edges. The centre is adorned with
four small round spots, three blue, one white, surrounded by a white line
in a oval form. Wings slightly dentated.
{21}Drury referred this insect to the then unpublished Papilio Hydaspes, on
the authority of Fabricius's handwriting, (his specimen having most
probably been thus labelled by that author.) The authors of the
Encyclopédie Méthodique also cite Drury's figure under Hydaspes. Fabricius,
however, cites only the Banksian Cabinet, and Mr. Donovan's figure taken
from the Banksian specimen, and published in the Naturalist's Repository,
Vol. 2. Pl. 60. convinces us that Drury's insect is specifically distinct
from that described by Fabricius, although evidently identical with the
insect described as Hydaspes in the Encyclopédie Méthodique. Under these
circumstances I have considered it most advisable to retain the name of
Hydaspes for Drury's insect, under which name it was known for the space of
ten years before the publication of the Fabrician Hydaspes, to which a new
specific name must be applied. As there are several other nearly allied
Brazilian species, it is not impossible that Fabricius, from recollection
alone, applied the name of Hydaspes to Drury's specimen, having previously
described the insect from the Banksian Cabinet, the under surface of which
especially is very different from that figured by Donovan.
PLATE XVI.
[Illustration]
NYMPHALIS HIPPONA.
Plate XVI. fig. 1, 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr. God._ Papilio (Nymphalis), _Fabr._
NYMPHALIS HIPPONA. Alis suprà nigris, anticis fulvo flavoque variis:
posticis caudatis basi fulvo apice nigro strigâ marginali punctorum
alborum. (Expans. Alar. 4 unc.)
SYN. Papilio (Nymph.) Hippona, _Fabr. Sp. Ins._ 2. _p._ 54. _No._ 258.
_Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 180. _No._ 559. _Donovan Ins. India_, _pl._ 35.
_fig._ * _Encycl. Méth._ ix. _p._ 362.
Papilio (Nymph. Phal.), _Cramer_, _pl._ 90. _fig._ C. D. _Stoll Suppl.
Cramer_, _pl._ 2. _fig._ 1. & 1. A. B. C. _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: Brazil (_Drury_). Guiana, Antilles (_Enc. Méth._).