Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 3Drury, Dru
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Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 3
Drury, Dru
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_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Eyes, head, thorax, and abdomen brown.
One-third of the superior wings next the body brown; apical half brownish
black. These two colours divided by a white band or bar, which, beginning
at the anterior edges, crosses these wings, and runs half way down the
posterior ones, being edged with blue. Posterior wings furnished with two
tails, the lower part of them being of a dark orange; next the body
brown, and next the upper corners almost black. There are also two small
eyes on these wings; one near the abdominal corners, the other at the
middle of the external edges.
_Under Side._ Palpi and tongue yellow brown. Breast and abdomen brown.
Legs next the body brown, the extreme joints almost white. Wings next the
body brown for about half an inch, when they suddenly become white, and
gradually alter in colour to a blueish, and then to a dark brown all
along their external edges, where the inferior wings have several small
spots and eyes. Wings dappled with an innumerable quantity of small
streaks. Wings angulated.
Mr. Smeathman states that this species was taken at a considerable distance
from the coast, and that it is exceedingly scarce.
NYMPHALIS EUPALE.
Plate VI. fig. 3.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Nymph. Gemmat.), _Drury_.
NYMPHALIS EUPALE. Alis supra argenteo-virescentibus, apice saturatiore,
subtùs gramineis, punctis marginalibus nigris ocellatis. (Expans. Alar. 2
unc. 6 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Pleb. Urbic.) Eupale, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. (1783.)
Papilio (Nymph.) Amasia, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 136. _No._ 419.
(1793). _Encyclop. Méth._ ix. _p._ 389. (Nymphalis A.)
HABITAT: Sierra Leone.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Head and thorax dark greenish brown. Abdomen
light green. Half the anterior wings next the body pea-green, the other
half much darker green. The posterior wings also pea-green, but next the
body paler, with a row of small different shaped brown spots placed along
the external edges.
_Under Side._ Palpi white. Tips black. Tongue green. Legs, breast, and
abdomen white. Wings beautiful pea-green, with some different shaped
silver spots, very small and dispersed over {8}different parts,
particularly two near the tips. Abdominal groove white. These wings are
slightly dentated. The anterior ones are entire.
Mr. Smeathman states, that this species was obtained at a considerable
distance from the coast, and that it is frequently seen in company with the
groups of Nymph. Erithonius described in vol. ii. pl. 15. fig. 1.
NYMPHALIS CAMILLUS.
Plate VI. fig. 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Nymph. Gemmat.), _Drury_.
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