Author ³

Walker, 1858

Description ³

Green, shining, with some testaceous marks. Mesothorax black, with a testaceous spot on each side, and a darker one at the tip of the scutellum. Abdomen black; hind half above and bind borders of the segments bright red. Legs dark red; coxæ and femora black. Fore wings black, with many luteous bright green- bordered spots, and with green dots; costa green, its spots having outer black borders; apical part black, with an undulating orange band at its base. Hind wings orange, with a blackish border, which is broadest at the tips and about the interior angle. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines. a, b. Port Natal. From Mr. Plant's collection.

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1. no rights reserved, uploaded by C. Mallory
2. (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten
3. (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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