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43. Symphadra wis, Forster (478). This sprightly little butterfly 

 looks something like a "Fritillary " in colour, but the red is deeper 

 It has a quick and jerky flight, something like that of the Junonice. 

 Its habits are very much the same as J. orithyia and J. lemonias 

 and it is very fond of "sugar" and mhovva refuse. 



44. Euthalia lepidea, Butler (498). I have only met with -this 

 species in KaKhandi, where it seems fairly common. It has a . very 

 rapid flight and is very wary, though it can be caught by baiting 

 with Mhowa refuse. Its colour is a dark brown with a grey border 

 to the wings. 



45. Euthalia garuda, Moore (513). This is a dark brown butterfly 

 with a few darker markings and whitish spots on the forewing of the 

 male and some larger white spots on the forewing of the female. It 

 is a very pugnacious creature, but readily comes to Mhowa refuse. I 

 have caught many and watched more on the margins of tanks close to 

 the water where they descend towards the middle of the day to suck 

 up the moisture. The caterpillar is a most extraordinary looking 

 creature, and bears long branching interlacing lateral spines. Though 

 such a queer-looking object and so remarkable, it is difficult to see 

 when seated in the middle of a leaf, because it is of a green colour 

 and the spines look just like the veins of the leaf. It is a common 

 butterfly. The proboscis or kaustellum of the butterfly is green. 



46. Euthalia lubentina, Cramer (517). A darker brown butterfly 

 than the last which it resembles in shape. The underside has 

 numerous markings of a rich scarlet, and it can easily be recognised 

 by this feature. It is fond of carrion, and a friend of mine inform- 

 ed me that he once took one seated on a piece of meat in the Craw- 

 ford Market, Bombay City. 



47. Pyrameis cardui, Linnaeus (520). This is the most ubiquitous 

 of butterflies being found all over the globe except in the Arctic 

 regions and S. America — our well-known and much-admired friend 

 the "Painted Lady," — and surely one of the most lovely of all 

 butterflies, with its rich and varied hues on the upper and tender 

 greys, browns, and rose on the underside. 



48. Kallima iuachis, Boisduval (551). This is the great "leaf- 

 butterfly," — one of the most marvellous instances of protective resem- 

 blance in nature. The upperside is deep rich blue with an orange 



