Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals : selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . 91 LI CINIA Amphione. Generic Character. — See PI. 15. Specific Character. L. alls integris, siipr(i nigris ; anticarum basi maculo aurantiaco, trira-diato, medio fascidjftavd, apice maculoJiavo ornatis ; posticis strigdaurantiacd, margine ferrugineo ; antennarum clavis albis. Wings entire, above black; anterior with a three rayed orange spotat t
Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals : selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . 91 LI CINIA Amphione. Generic Character. — See PI. 15. Specific Character. L. alls integris, siipr(i nigris ; anticarum basi maculo aurantiaco, trira-diato, medio fascidjftavd, apice maculoJiavo ornatis ; posticis strigdaurantiacd, margine ferrugineo ; antennarum clavis albis. Wings entire, above black; anterior with a three rayed orange spotat the base, and a central bend and terminal spot of yellow;posterior with an orange stripe and brownish margin; chib ofthe antennae white. Papilio Amphione. Cramer, pi. EF. Pieris Amphione. Godart in Encij. Meth. vol. 9. p. 165, (Female.) 1 HIS is the only species among those I have united under thegenus Licinia, which has any shade of red mixed in the co-louring, all the others being variegated only with white, yellow,and black. It is a native of Brazil, and Godart mentions ofGuyana and the Antilles: though not common, it is some-times frequent in local situations, preferring the borders ofdeep forests, and flying very slowly. I had the
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