COMMON BUTTERFLIES OF THE PLAINS OF INDIA. 677 



ochraceous, the markings as above but larger, more clear und in addition on 

 forewing : two small black spots at base ; basal half of costal margin crimson ; 

 hindwing. four crimson, black-bordered spots at base ; costal and dorsal 

 margins crimson ; another spot in the postdiscal series ; the velvety-black 

 spotting of upperside obscure. Antennfe dark-brown ; club crimson below : 

 head, thorax, abdomen dark-greenish brown ; beneath palpi and forelegs 

 crimson, rest pale brown. Female similar, paler. Ujiperside forewing : the 

 ceil bands obscure with a broad black-bordered white band between the discal 

 white spots very large, irregular in shape, Hindwing : ground-colour suffused 

 with greenish blue on terminal posterior half ; markings like in male. Under- 

 side brown, tornal half of hindwing bluish green. Forewing : marked as above 

 with extra two small black spots at base and an obscure broad terminal pale 

 band. Hindwing : as in male. AutenniE, &c., as in male but paler : palps 

 beneath striped pink, the forelegs whitish. Exp. 68-84 mm. Female always 

 larger than male. 



Larva.— The shape is the same as that of Dophla exactly ; the head is heart- 

 shaped, narrow side uppermost with a depressed line down centre over vortex ; 

 finely haired about jaws, green in colour and dark-brown eyes and jaws. Spir- 

 acles oval, large, light brown. Surface of body covered with transverse rows 

 of light yellow, shiny, small knobbed tubercles, each with a fine, soft hair 

 growing out laterally from top ; these tubercles very sparse on the lilac dorsal 

 patches and wanting on the larval surface below the processes. Colour of 

 larva above the processes is yellowish green ; segments 3, 4, 6, 7, 10-12 have a 

 large brown lilac dorsal patch bordered by front margin extending from 

 process on one side to process on the other and stretching back ^ the breadth 

 of segment, becoming :slightly broader (down sides) behind ; each patch has 

 a dorsal, white, small spot on front margin of segment ; segments 6 and 8 have 

 the patch green, and it is only noticeable because of the lack of yellow tuber- 

 cles ; processes dark-green, glaucous looking with the extreme quarter purple ; 

 body under processes and ventrum white, L. 55mm. over all : of body alone, 

 38mm. ; of processes : 11mm. ; B. 7mm, with processes, 24mm, 



Pupa. — Pupa is the same as Dophla in shape ; thorax slightly convex ; 

 abdominal pyramid proportionately high, the distance from head to apex being 

 longer than in that insect in proportion, the distance from cremaster smaller. 

 Spiracles prominent, oval, green with central black slights. Colour shiny 

 green ; a large shaded brown spot at base of forewing dorsally ; a smaller one 

 at base of hindwing where it appears underneath the forewing ; one before the 

 former on margin of pupa, another on hinder margin of thorax dorsally or not: 

 all brown. L. : 19"5mm. : from front of head to apex of pyramid : 9"5mm.; H. 

 at apex segment : 7'l2mm ; B, at segment: 13*4mm. 



Habits. — The habits of hirva are much the same as those of Dliopla 

 but lubentina chooses very sunny hot places to lay its eggs, although 

 the larva generally gets into the thick shades of the leaves of the 



