PLATE IV. Fig. 2.
_Fabr. Cramer_, Pl. 317, fig. C, D, E, F.--_Herbst. Pap._ Pl. 44, fig.
5, 6.--Pap. Protesilaus, _Drury_, vol. i. Pl. 22, fig. 3, 4.
Considerably less than the preceding, the space between the tips
of the wings seldom exceeding three inches; wings black, with pale
coloured bands slightly tinged with green; viz. two towards the base,
extending across both wings, the third very slender and short, the
fourth forming a pretty broad central stripe bifid anteriorly, and
terminating in a point near the middle of the hinder wings; beyond this
are two transverse spots or rudimentary bands anteriorly, and lastly
a macular one of rounded spots parallel with the hinder margin; the
latter likewise extends along the hinder wings, the spots assuming a
crescent shape; anal angle marked with an oblique vermilion spot; tail
long, linear, and black. Under side brown, the design corresponding to
that on the surface, but having a narrow stripe of red near the middle,
placed in a dark band and edged with white on the anal angle: body
black, with two white streaks on the thorax, the abdomen ringed with
white above, and greyish-white beneath.
Inhabits Jamaica, Florida, and various parts of South America.
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