ACRÆA CAMOENA. Alis oblongis fuscis, posticis basi nigro-punctatis ad
extimum fasciâ flavescente transversâ extus nigro-marginatâ. (Expans.
Alar. 2 unc. 9 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Eq. Helic.) Camoena, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2. _Herbst. Pap.
t._ 81. _f._ 3. _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 173. _No._ 539. _Enc.
Méth._ ix. _p._ 234. (Acræa C.)
HABITAT: Cape Coast, Africa.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Neck, thorax, and abdomen black, spotted
with white. Anterior wings dark snuff colour, immaculate. About
two-thirds of the posterior wings (upwards) also snuff-coloured, having
some faint black spots thereon, seen more distinctly on the other side;
beneath this is a yellow clay-coloured bar, running from the abdominal
corner and ending near the external edge by the upper corner; below this
bar is a black indented margin running along the external edge, with some
small faint spots thereon, which are much stronger on the other side.
Abdominal groove clay-coloured; and on each wing next the shoulders is a
small triangular clay spot.
UNDER SIDE. Palpi clay-coloured. Breast and sides black, with white
spots. Anterior wings coloured as on the upper side. Posterior wings
clay-coloured, with twelve black distinct spots, two near the upper
corners being small and round. These wings next the breast are black,
with some white spots thereon; and along the external edges is a black
indented margin, with eight small white spots on it, two of which next
the abdominal corners are joined together. Margins of the wings entire.