. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. THE iMARSiEUS. ill. biiglit yellow traversed by black iiervures, and which arc adorned by six large oval spots of orange-red. Our well-known Orange-tip Butterfly is a familiar example of a similar gathering of the colour upon the under surface of tlie lower wings. Tliere is a pretty butterfly, called the Uno, which also belongs to this large fiiniily, and may be distinguished from the succeeding group by the angulated front wings. It is a native of tr
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. THE iMARSiEUS. ill. biiglit yellow traversed by black iiervures, and which arc adorned by six large oval spots of orange-red. Our well-known Orange-tip Butterfly is a familiar example of a similar gathering of the colour upon the under surface of tlie lower wings. Tliere is a pretty butterfly, called the Uno, which also belongs to this large fiiniily, and may be distinguished from the succeeding group by the angulated front wings. It is a native of tropical America, Java, and India, in all of which countries it is tolerably plentiful. The colours of the upper surface are deep black, largely mottled with yellow and orange. The under surface is washed witli pale yellow, purple, and brownof various depths. On the accompanying illustration are seen some specimens of a beautiful group of buttei-flies placed in the family Heli- conia, because their graceful forms and elegantly disposed tints are presumed to render them worthy of the companionship of Apollo and the Muses. No British species belongs to this pretty family. The uppermost figure represents the Phono, a native of Jamaica, Brazil, and the neighbouring parts. The wings of tliis curious insect are almost wholly transparent, the opaque and coloured por- tions being confined to a naiTow band round the edge, and a few spots and streaks upon the wings. All these mark- ings are blackish brown, except on the under side, where the edge of the hinder pair of wings is tinged with yellow, and sometimes marked with a series of little white spots. An allied butterfly, the Transparent Heliconia {Helicdnia didphana), so closely resembles this species, that the two are often confounded together. The lowermost figure at the right hand is the Erato, a native of Surinam. In this insect there is always some variation in colour, and the sexes are so different that they might easily be suppos
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