ORNITHOPTERA PRIAMUS.
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considerably towards the posterior margin. This example was found at Offack.
The Priam butterfly is found in the islands of Amboina, Rawack, and Ceram. It has been observed to hover about the Mangifera Indica in preference to other trees, and it has hence been conjectured that it deposits its eggs on the leaves, and that they constitute the food of the caterpillar. It never occurs in large numbers, and is hence somewhat rare in collections. Specimens of both sexes are preserved in the valuable collection of insects belonging to the Edinburgh University Museum.
