BUTTERFLIES OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES. 283 



They were sacrificed to the cause of science and adorn my cabinet, — 

 examples of a most interesting case in which two different types 

 were produced from one parent. The eggs were laid on the 16th 

 October, and were hatched in three or four days. The larvae turned 

 to chrysalides on the 7th and 8th Nov. and emerged on the 19th and 

 20th November. The remarks by Colonel Swinhoein Vol. I., page 169 

 ct seq. on the mimicry displayed by this butterfly, are most interest- 

 ing and well worth perusal. The flight of the female of H. misippus 

 very much resembles that of D. chrysippus, and, indeed, it is very 

 difficult to tell which is which until they settle, when they can 

 readily be distinguished by the black spots in the centre of the hind 

 wing. D. chrysippus has three small black spots disposed about the 

 cell, whereas the female of H. misippus has only one large one. 



40. Argynnis niphe, Linnaeus (421). This is a regular " Fritil- 

 lary " as regards the general colouring of the male, but the female 

 is a more or less close imitation of Danais genutia, and in flight looks 

 very like the butterfly it mimics. The male has all the characteristics 

 of the typical " Fritillary," dashing about in flight, and fanning its 

 wings when settled just in the same sharp manner as do the " Fritil- 

 laries " at home. It has some blue marks on the margin of the hind- 

 wing, upperside, which serve to distinguish it from others of the 

 same genus. Underneath, the base of the wings is rosy, and it has 

 green and silvery markings like its English relatives. 



41. Limcnitis proeris, Cramer (452). This is a very beautiful 

 creature allied to the " White Admiral," and has an elegant sailing 

 flight. It is fond of forests, and settles on the leaves of trees with 

 widely-expanded wings. The colours black, brown, and white are 

 similarly disposed as are those of the " White Admiral," Limenitis 

 sibylla. Below the chief colour is a delicate and pale grey. Some 

 specimens are very much paler than others, and the black markings 

 are replaced by brown ; those markings which are ordinarily brown 

 being paler in these instances. 



42. Athyma perius, Linnaeus (454). This also resembles the 

 "White Admiral," but its flight is not quite the same. In this 

 respect it is almost undistinguishable from the black and white Neptes, 

 which it also closely resembles in the colour and disposition of its 

 markings, and which are placed in broad bands of black and white. 



