Butterflies; Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de, 1744-1829
_1. Papilio Protesilaus._ _2. Pap. Sinon._
Brazil. Jamaica.
_Lizars sc._]
PAPILIO SINON.
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.
[Illustration:
PLATE 5.
_1. Leptocircus Curius._ _2. Thais Medesicaste._
1 Java. 2 Europe &c.
_Lizars sc._]
LEPTOCIRCUS CURIUS.
PLATE V. Fig. 1.
_Swainson’s Zoolog. Illus._ 2d series, Pl. 106.--_Boisduv.
Spec. gener._ 380.--Pap. Curius, _Fabr._--_Donov. Insects of
India._--Erycina Curius, _Godart, Ency. Meth._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account