Upper Side. Antennæ black and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen nearly black. Wings deep brown, nearly black; the anterior having a yellow band crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners; and the posterior having a broad yellow streak on the anterior edges.
Under Side. Coloured as on the upper side. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXI. fig. 4.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Geometridæ, Steph.
Genus. Geometra, Steph. (Subgenus: Pæcilophasia? Steph.)
Geometra (Pæcilophasia) Fulvata. Alis fulvescentibus fasciâ latâ communi dilutiori, anticarum puncto subdiscoidali. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Geometra) fulvata, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: Africa. "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1775" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ setaceous and yellow. Thorax and abdomen yellow. Wings deep straw-coloured, the anterior having a small black spot placed near the middle of the anterior edges. A small narrow line of a silverish colour runs along the external edges of these wings, beginning near the tips, and continuing along the edges of the posterior ones, ends at the abdominal corners.
Under Side. Breast, legs, and abdomen whiteish. Wings coloured as on the upper side, but dappled with minute reddish streaks. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXI. fig. 5.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Noctuidæ.
Genus. Noctua, Auct. Subgenus: Calyptra, Ochs. Gonoptera, Latr.
Noctua (Calyptra) Lugubris. Alis anticis dentatis subfalcatis, brunneo-fuscis basi saturatioribus, maculis dentatis submarginalibus. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7½ lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Noctua) lugubris, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: Madras.
Upper Side. Antennæ brown and setaceous. Thorax ash-coloured. Abdomen and wings rusty iron, without marks, except the anterior, which have some faint blueish marks close to the external edges.
Under Side. Tongue not noticed. Breast, legs, and abdomen dark red. Wings redder-coloured than on the other side, without marks: anterior wings dentated, the posterior entire.
Plate XXI. fig. 6.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Noctuidæ.
Genus. Noctua, Auct. Subgenus: Acontia, Ochs. Steph. Curtis. Phalæna (Noctua), Drury.
Noctua (Acontia) Margaritata. Argenteo-alba, alis anticis pone punctum ordinarium fuscis, maculâ magnâ albâ costali margineque postico albo, lunulis punctisque nigricantibus, posticarum margine fusco. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 5 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna Noctua Margaritata, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: New York.
Upper Side. Antennae brown and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen silvery white. Anterior wings at the shoulders silvery white, the remainder being of a shining red-brown, with the edges fringed with white; a large spot of silver colour is situate near the tips, on the anterior edges. Posterior wings silvery white, but along the external edges darker coloured.
Under Side. Tongue not noticed. Breast, legs, and abdomen white. Anterior wings silvery grey, being edged and fringed with yellow. Posterior wings coloured as on the upper side, without markings. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXII. fig. 1.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Noctuidæ, Steph.
Genus. Noctua, Auct. (Subgenus: ——?)
Noctua Guttata. alis griseis punctis nonnullis discoidalibus strigisque apicalibus obscurioribus. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7½ lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Noctua) Guttata, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: "Brazil" (Drury, in text). "Cape of Good Hope, Mr. Foster, 1775" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ setaceous. Thorax and abdomen grey. Anterior wings light-coloured, almost grey, the middle having some dark spots on them, and a few dark streaks near the tips. Posterior wings darker coloured, without spots.
Under Side. Palpi, breast, and abdomen grey. Anterior wings coloured as on the upper, immaculate. Posterior wings lighter-coloured than on the upper side. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXII. fig. 2.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Noctuidæ, Steph.
Genus. Noctua? Auct. (Subgenus: ——?)
Noctua? Hesione. Alis anticis brunneis strigâ longitudinali subcostali luteâ, fasciâque transversali dilutâ, strigis undulatis nigris marginatis, angulis posticis productis; posticis fulvis margine latè nigro. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc.)
Syn. Phalæna (Noctua) Hesione, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: Brazil, "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1775" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ brown and setaceous. Thorax clay-coloured. Abdomen reddish. Anterior wings reddish-brown, with two darker bands crossing them; the anterior edges pale clay-coloured; a small narrow clay-coloured line rises near the posterior edges close to the shoulders, and extends in a circular manner to the anterior edges: the lower corners of these wings are remarkably prominent. Posterior wings deep yellow, deeply bordered from the upper to the abdominal corners, with black.
Under Side. Palpi orange, remarkably long. Tongue spiral. Legs, breast and abdomen clay-coloured. Anterior wings dark-brown as on the upper side, the anterior edges yellow. Posterior wings paler yellow than on the upper side, and the black border not so distinct. Margins of the wings entire.
This insect is evidently the type of a distinct genus from any hitherto described, especially distinguished by the lively colours of the wings, the produced posterior angle of the anterior pair, and the form of the palpi.
Plate XXII. fig. 3.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Bombycidæ.
Genus. Endromis, Ochs. Germar. Dimorpha, Hübn. Phalæna (Bombyx), (Drury.)
Endromis Rhodope. Alis albis pellucidis; strigis duabus undulatis parallelis submarginalibus, maculisque nonnullis discoidalibus anticarum virescentibus. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Bombyx) Rhodope, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: Brazil, "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1776" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ pectinated. Thorax and abdomen dark-brown, with some faint whiteish marks. Wings transparent white, having two rows of greenish crescents running along the external edges, the anterior wings having some faint marks of the same kind in the middle also. The anterior edges are of a yellow hue.
Under Side. Palpi white. Tongue not observed. Legs, breast, and abdomen white. Anus dark-brown. Wings coloured as on the upper side; the posterior ones having two brown spots on each near the abdominal corners. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXII. fig. 4.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Arctiidæ, Steph.
Genus. Callimorpha? Latr. Phalæna (Noctua), Drury.
Callimorpha? Diaphana. Alis diaphanis, marginibus anticis et externis strigâque transversâ e margine antico ad angulum posticum ductâ, nigris. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Noctua) Diaphana, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: Brazil, "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1774" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ pectinated. Thorax brown. Abdomen black, brown above. Wings diaphanous, the edges being bordered with black, a black band also crosses the anterior, from the anterior edges to the lower corners.
Under Side. Tongue spiral. Breast and legs black. Abdomen grey. Anus yellowish. Wings coloured on this side as on the upper. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXII. fig. 5.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Arctiidæ, Steph.
Genus. Callimorpha? Latr. Phalæna (Noctua), Drury.
Callimorpha? Phileta. Alis anticis oblongis fuscis, fasciâ transversâ pone medium albâ, posticis fulvis margine externo nigro, thorace sanguineo. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 3 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Noctua) Phileta, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ black and setaceous. Thorax red, spotted, and striped with black. Abdomen yellow, with black streaks crossing it. Anterior wings sooty black, with a white band crossing each from the anterior edges to the lower corners. Posterior wings yellow, with a black border running along the external edges.
Under Side. Head and neck red. Legs streaked black and white. Breast and abdomen yellow, the latter spotted with black on each side. Wings coloured as on the upper side. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXII. fig. 6.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Arctiidæ, Steph.
Genus. Callimorpha? Latr. Phalæna (Noctua), Drury.
Callimorpha? Eucharis. Alis sulphureis, margine postico lato punctoque medio anticarum fuscis. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 6 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Noctua) Eucharis, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: Brazil.
Upper Side. Antennæ setaceous. Thorax and abdomen brown. Anterior wings greyish yellow, with a single spot placed near the middle, almost close to the anterior edge. Posterior wings of the same colour as the anterior, and like them surrounded with a deep black border.
Under Side. Tongue spiral. Legs, breast, and abdomen grey. Wings coloured as on the upper side, the borders being fainter. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXIII. fig. 1, 2.
Order: Lepidoptera, Linn. Section: Diurna, Latr. Family: Nymphalidæ, Swainson.
Genus. Nymphalis, Latr. Papilio (Eq. achiv.) Linn. Drury. Papilio Nymphalis, Fabr. (Subgenus: Charaxes, Boisduval.)
Nymphalis (Charaxes) Tiridates. Alis supra atro-cœruleis, margine postico lunulis ochraceis, omnium dimidio apicali punctis cœrulescentibus. (Expans. Alar. 4 unc. 3 lin.)
Syn. Papilio (N.) Tiridates, Fabr. Spec. Ins. 2. p. 11. No. 43. Cramer, pl. 162. f. A. B. Herbst. Pap. tab. 62. f. 3. 4. Donovan Ins. India, 3. pl. 2. f. 3.
Nymphalis T., Enc. Méth. ix. p. 354. 14.
Habitat: Amboyna, Java (Fabr. & Enc. Méth.). Brazil (Drury, in text). "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1766" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ black. Head dark brown, with four white spots on the crown. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Wings fine dark blue, with a number of small light blue spots sprinkled on each wing. The anterior being edged with a row of yellow spots. Posterior wings furnished with four short tails and deeply scolloped, each scollop being edged with yellow.
Under Side. Palpi and abdomen clay-coloured. Breast and legs light hair-coloured. Anterior wings hair-coloured, with several small waved and irregular black lines half crossing them, from the anterior edges to the middle of the wing, each line being edged with blue. A black kidney-shaped spot is also situate next the lower corners, being also edged with blue. Posterior wings coloured as the anterior, and furnished with four short tails, having several irregular black lines on them near the body, which are edged with blue as on the anterior ones.
Plate XXIII. fig. 3, 4.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Nymphalidæ, Swains.
Genus. Nymphalis, Latr. Papilio (Pleb. rur.), Drury.
Nymphalis Pyramus. Alis nigris (in mare supra violaceo-micantibus) anticis utrinque fasciâ latâ miniatâ: posticis subtus irroratis strigâque marginali cœrulescenti. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7½ lin.)
Syn. Papilio Pyramus, Fabr. Sp. Ins. 2. 130. 590. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 323. 223.
Papilio (Pleb. rur.) Pyramus, Drury, App. vol. 3. Stoll Suppl. Cramer, pl. 32. f. 3. 3e. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 422. (Nymphalis P.) Donovan Nat. Repos. 1. t. 3. f. 2. 2.
Habitat: Brazil, "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1774" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ brown. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Anterior wings at the extremities black, but next the body red-brown, the middle being occupied by a band which crosses them of a beautiful red, extending to the middle of the posterior ones, the remaining parts of which are of a fine blueish purple.
Under Side. Palpi, legs, breast, and abdomen white. Anterior wings next the body yellowish brown, the tips the same. The red band is not so strong on this side as on the upper, neither does it extend to the inferior wings, but is bordered with black on that side near the tips. Posterior wings yellowish brown, prettily variegated with very small lighter marks and spots, with a small faint blueish indented line running along the external borders.
The original Fabrician description of this insect is stated to have been derived from an insect from Cayenne in the collection of Mr. Yeats; and in the Fabrician detailed description, we find the wings characterized thus—"macula magna, in medio, fulva, anticæ subtus concolores." It appears, however, from the observations of Donovan that the celebrated iconographer Jones had made a drawing of Yeats's specimen, from which drawing Donovan published his illustration of the species in the Naturalist's Repository, with the following observations:—"There was a variety of this insect pretty nearly, but not exactly, according with this in the collection of an old and well-known entomologist, a figure of which appeared shortly after the publication of the Fabrician writings as the true Papilio Pyramus. It was not precisely the same as it appeared to us from an inspection of the specimen in the Cabinet of Mr. Drury." Making due allowance for Donovan's over-charged colouring, there is still considerable difference between the figures of Drury and Donovan; in the former the fore-wings being almost entirely red on the under side, whilst in the latter, the upper side of same wings is red, except at the tips. In both these particulars, as will at once be seen from the above quotation of Fabricius, Drury's figure perfectly agrees with the character given of Yeats's specimen; whilst Donovan's differs in each respect. The female of this species is destitute of the purple gloss on the upper surface of the wings, and the red band does not run into the posterior pair.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Bombycidæ, Steph.
Genus. Saturnia, Schrank. Attacus, Germ. Phalæna (Attacus), Drury.
Saturnia Phædusa. Alis griseo-fuscis, anticis strigis tribus transversis saturatioribus maculâque-parvà triangulari fenestratâ mediâ; posticis obscurioribus ocello magno nigro, margine carneo-rufo cincto. (Expans. Alar. 7 unc. 9 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Attacus) Phædusa, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Bombyx Saturnus, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 409. Oliv. Enc. Méth. 5. 27. 11.
Habitat: Sierra Leone (Drury). "In Indiis" (Fabricius).
Upper Side. Plate XXIV. Antennæ broad in the middle and strongly pectinated, terminating in a point both at the base and extremity, the latter being like a thread. Head dark brown. The neck surrounded with a white collar. Thorax and abdomen greyish clay-coloured. Anterior wings the same, but towards their extremities becoming darker; the tips are angulated, and the edges a little scolloped; a dark line rises near the tips, which running across the wings ends near the middle of the posterior edges, but is there much fainter than at the tips. A small triangular transparent spot is situate near the centre of these wings, about three-eighths of an inch from the anterior edges. Posterior wings a little scolloped, being the same colour with the anterior next the abdomen, but darker towards the external edges. In the middle of these wings is a large eye, the pupil being black like velvet, surrounded with a narrow circle of a dark orange, round which is another cream-coloured circle, and this likewise is surrounded by a large border of a fine red-brown.
Under Side. Plate XXV. Tongue not noticed. Thighs of the fore legs dark brown, the other legs lighter. Breast and abdomen light clay-coloured. Anterior wings the same, being next the body paler than towards the extremities; along the external edges is a pale indented border, running from the tips to the lower corners. Two dark brown spots are placed next the transparent one mentioned in the preceding description, and the dark line there mentioned is conspicuous on this side. Posterior wings coloured as the anterior, becoming darker towards the external edges. A pale indented border runs along the external edges, similar to that on the anterior wings. On the middle of these wings are four dark brown spots, two small and two large, being placed opposite to the eyes observed on the upper side; and just below them a dark line runs across from the upper corners to the middle of the abdominal edges.
In Mr. Drury's manuscripts I find the insect referred to these two figures is stated to have been obtained from the Duchess of Portland's Museum, and to be an inhabitant of New York.
Plate XXVI. fig. 1, 2.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Nymphalidæ, Swains.
Genus. Nymphalis, Latr. Papilio (Pleb. rur.) Drury.
Nymphalis Laodice. Alis supra atro-cœruleis, limbo postico serie lunularum cœrulescentium; subtus fascià mediâ communi saturatiori, posticis punctis marginalibus albis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 9 lin.)
Syn. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Laodice, Drury, App. vol. 3. (1783.)
Papilio Lycurgus, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 67. No. 209. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 364. No. 49.
Nymphalis Lyc., Paul. Beauv. Ins. d'Afr. et d'Amer. Lep. pl. 4. f. 2.
Habitat: Sierra Leone.
Upper Side. Antennæ black. Thorax black. Abdomen dark brown. Wings very dark blue, almost black, the edges being dark brown; the anterior ones are angulated, and the posterior ones furnished with two short tails. A row of blue crescents, forming a line, runs along the posterior wings near the external edges, extending along part of the anterior ones, which also have two small oval blue spots, almost joined together, placed at the middle of the anterior edges, and one single one near the tips.
Under Side. Palpi not noticed. Legs brown above, and white beneath. Breast and abdomen dark brown. Wings soft brown, with some irregular and indented bands of a darker colour crossing them, particularly the posterior ones, which have a rather broad one running from the upper to the abdominal corners. These wings have also seven very small white spots placed along the external edges.
Plate XXVI. fig. 3, 4.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Lycænidæ, Steph.
Genus. Thecla, Fabr. (Syst. Gloss.) Polyommatus, Latr. God. Hesperia p. Fabr. (olim.) Papilio (Pleb. rur.), Drury.
Thecla Phaleros. Alis ♂ violaceo-cœruleis nitidis, ♀ albidis apice fusco, subtus albis fasciis transversis margineque nigris ad angulum ani conjunctis. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.)
Syn. Papilio (Pleb. urb.) Phaleros, Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. p. 796. No. 272. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 628. (Polyomm. Ph.)
Hesperia R. Chiton, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 262. Donovan Ins. India, 1. pl. 3. f. 1.
Papilio Silenus, Cram. pl. 282. E.
Papilio Agis, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: Brazil (Drury, in text). "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1775" (Drury's MSS.). Surinam (Enc. Méth.). India (Linn. Fabr. Donov.).
Upper Side. Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen dark blue. Wings blue, without marks. Posterior furnished with four small black tails, the tips of which are white. The abdominal corners are also edged with white.
Under Side. Palpi long, thin, and black, white at the base, as is the neck. Legs brown above and white beneath. Breast yellow. Abdomen blue. Wings yellow; the anterior having some brown, irregular, and uneven lines crossing them from the anterior to the posterior edges. The external edges are also verged with brown, and at the lower corners have an orange-coloured patch. Posterior wings with three dark brown lines crossing them from the anterior edges to the abdominal corners, and externally edged with dark brown.
Plate XXVII. fig. 1, 2.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Nymphalidæ, Swains.
Genus. Vanessa, Fabr. Latr. God. Hamadryades, Hübn. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Drury.
Vanessa Pelarga. Alis anticis falcatis, posticis intùs subcaudatis, omnibus suprà fuscis, fasciâ cœrulescenti-albâ, nigro-punctatâ, extrorsumque fulvo inductâ; subtùs xerampelinis lineâ fuscâ communi mediâ. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
Syn. Papilio (N.) Pelarga, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 513. No. 296. Drury, App. vol. 3. Stoll Suppl. Cram. pl. 27. f. 2.
Vanessa P., Enc. Méth. ix. p. 313. No. 37.
Habitat: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ brown. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Wings at the base dark olive brown; the anterior having two red and one blue crooked lines, a quarter of an inch long, placed near the anterior edges, which are also red. A white bar encircles all the brown part, beginning at the anterior edges, meeting just below the anus; the lower part of it being tinged with red or orange, on which are eight small round black spots, three on the anterior and five on the posterior wings. The external edges of all the wings are deeply bordered with olive brown, and near the tips are placed three small white spots, one larger than the rest. Abdominal groove orange. A few blue streaks are placed at the abdominal corners.
Under Side. Palpi long and white, but reddish above. Legs white. Breast and abdomen orange. Wings dark reddish brown, with very little variegations. The three white spots near the tips of the anterior wings are observable, and the five black spots on the posterior ones are faintly seen. Wings deeply angulated. The under side varies considerably in different specimens.
Plate XXVII. fig. 3, 4.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Nymphalidæ, Swains.
Genus. Nymphalis, Latr. Papilio (Pleb. rur.), Drury.
Nymphalis Meleagris. Alis suprà olivaceo-fuscis, subtùs lutescentibus; utrinque albo, in triplici serie, multipunctatis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 4½ lin.)
Syn. Papilio Meleagris, Cramer, pl. 66. f. A. B. Herbst. t. 145. f. 1. 2. Drury, App. vol. 3. Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 128. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 387. (Nymphalis M.)
Habitat: "Sierra Leone" (Drury, in text). "Brazil, Mr. Skeene, 1772" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ brown. Thorax, abdomen, and wings olive-brown, spotted with a number of round white spots edged with black; the anterior wings having twenty-five, the posterior eighteen, besides those placed on the external edges.
Under Side. Palpi white. Legs white. Breast yellowish. Abdomen olive-brown. Wings dusky orange; the white spots described on the upper side being here very discernible with the addition of a few others next the body. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXVII. fig. 5, 6.
Order: Lepidoptera, Linn. Section: Diurna, Latr. Family: Nymphalidæ, Swains.
Genus. Nymphalis, Latr. Papilio (Eq. achiv.), Linn. Drury. Papilio Nymphalis, Fabr. (Subgenus: Charaxes, Boisduval.)
Nymphalis (Charaxes) Anticlea. Alis suprà fuscis fasciâ terminali fulvâ, in anticis maculari et abbreviatâ, in posticis ocellis 4, anali sesquialtero. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 9 lin.)
Syn. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Anticlea, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Nymphalis Ant., Enc. Méth. ix. p. 353. No. 9.
Habitat: Sierra Leone (Drury, in text). "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1766" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Anterior wings chocolate-coloured; the lower corners being tipped with orange, to the upper part of which joins a spot of the same colour, and another small one is placed nearer the tips. The basal parts of the posterior wings chocolate, the apical parts orange; they are doubly angulated, and at the abdominal corners have a black ocellus with two white pupils, and a small orange spot below them; three other small eyes are also placed along the external edges.
Under Side. Palpi and legs buff-coloured. Breast russet. Abdomen dark orange. Wings russet-coloured, with bands of lighter and darker shades running from the anterior edges of the anterior wings, and ending below the body on the abdominal edges, some of the bands being verged with black. Anterior wings having three small black spots placed near the shoulders, and the posterior with two small white spots at the abdominal corners, and four others placed along the external edges, growing fainter as they approach the upper corners, till at length they are quite lost.
Plate XXVIII. fig. 1, 2.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Heliconiidæ.
Genus. Acræa, Fabr. Latr. Papilio (Heliconii), Fabr. olim.
Acræa Horta. Alis oblongis integerrimis, supra fulvis; anticis ad extimum hyalino-cinerascentibus, posticis utrinque nigro punctatis subtusque albidis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 7½ lin.)
Syn. Papilio (Helic.) Horta, Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. p. 755. No. 54. Drury, App. vol. 3. Cramer, Pap. pl. 298. fig. F. G. Herbst. Pap. tab. 83. f. 1. 2. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 231. 1.
Habitat: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (Drury's MSS.). Cape of Good Hope, and other parts of Africa (Enc. Méth.).
Upper Side. Antennæ, thorax, and abdomen black, the latter spotted on its sides. Anterior wings, next the body dark orange, but at the tips about two-fifths are pellucid. Near the middle, towards the anterior edge, is a small black spot, and a streak of the same colour. Posterior wings dark orange, black at the base, with a narrow border of orange and black running along the external edges, and a group, consisting of fifteen different shaped black spots, occupying the middle.
Under Side. Palpi hairy and light coloured. Legs and breast black. Abdomen light brown. Anterior wings very glossy, the marks on the upper side being so faint as to be scarcely discernible. Posterior wings cream-coloured, with the same number of black spots, but stronger and more distinct than those on the upper side. The external edges bordered with orange, within which is a small narrow black border, with light cream spots. Margins of the wings entire.
Plate XXVIII. fig. 3, 4.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Heliconiidæ.
Genus. Acræa, Fabr. Latr. God. Papilio (Heliconii), Fabr. Olim.
Acræa Gea. Alis oblongis integerrimis, anticis utrinque fuscis, fasciis duabus fulvis aut albidis, unâ versus apicem, alterâ connexâ disco posticarum, his subtùs rufescentibus, basi nigro-punctatis, postea striatis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc.)
Syn. Papilio (Hel.) Gea, Fabr. Spec. Ins. 2. p. 32. No. 136. ♂. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 238. (Acræa G.)
Papilio (H.) Jodutta, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 175. No. 554. ♀.
Papilio (Hel.) Hirce, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Papilio Epæa, Cramer, pl. 230. f. B.C.
Habitat: Sierra Leone (Drury). "Calabar, in Africa, Capt. Parker, 1771" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ black. Thorax black, with four white spots on each side. Abdomen dark orange, spotted on the sides with black, and a black streak running along the top. Anterior wings fine dark brown, almost black. A large patch of dark orange is placed at the middle of the posterior edges, and between that and the tips is a streak of the same colour, divided into three parts by the tendons of the wings. Near the body are six round black spots hardly discernible, on one of which, nearest the body, is a very small white one. Posterior wings near the body orange, but along the edges black, the space between being covered with rays, composed of those two colours. Next the body are ten round black spots, some larger than others, on one of which is a small white one, as on the upper wings.
Under Side. Palpi orange. Thorax black, spotted with white. Legs black above and white beneath. Abdomen orange. Anterior wings much lighter on this side than on the upper, the orange-coloured marks being, on this side, of a dark yellow. All the black spots on this side are more distinct than on the other, as is that with the small white one on it. Posterior wings next the body orange, from whence to the edges issue rays of a dusky yellow and black, there being no black border. The black spots next the body are also very strong. The edges of the posterior wings are a little dentated.
Plate XXVIII. fig. 5, 6.
Order: Lepidoptera, Linn. Section: Diurna, Latr. Family: Nymphalidæ, Swainson.
Genus. Nymphalis, Latr. Papilio (Eq. achiv.), Linn. Drury. Papilio Nymphalis, Fabr.
Nymphalis Hostilia. Alis dentatis subconcoloribus, fulvis, basi nigro-maculatis; anticarum apice fusco punctis flavescentibus. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
Syn. Papilio (Dan. Fest.) Hostilia, Drury, App. vol. 3. Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 130. No. 399.
Nymphalis H., Latr. God. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 393.
Habitat: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1775" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Anterior wings next the body dark tawny orange, but next the tips dark brown, almost black, the darkest part of the wings having several dusky yellow spots, while the orange part has a number of black ones. Posterior wings dark orange, and next the body streaked with black, and a black zigzag border running along the external edges.
Under Side. Palpi, neck, legs, and breast pale yellow. Abdomen orange. Anterior wings much lighter than on the upper side, being, next the body, cream colour; the part next the tips dark russet. All the spots are very discernible on this side, the yellow ones being here much lighter. Posterior wings cream-coloured, having the black border and streaks equally as strong and discernible as on the upper side. Margins of the wings entire.