COMMON BUTTERFLIES OF THE PLAINS OF INDIA. 577 



The outline of the wings is more or less angulate, generally sharply so 

 below the apex of the forewing and at the anal angle of the hindwings. The 

 extent to which the angular points are produced, appears to vary seasonably. 

 The markings of several of the species vary more or less with the seasons. 



J. hierta, Fb. Bright chrome yellow. Forewing. — Costal margin 

 black, generally with a projection or tooth opposite the end of the 

 cell, though this is sometmes hardly traceable. The apical area blackish, 

 enclosing a creamy-white spot and with from 3 to 5 whitish sub- 

 marginal spots between veins towards apex. A black spot between veins 

 2 and 3 near margin generally joined to a broad black band along the 

 inner margin. A marginal blackish line, cilia whitish between the veins. 



Hindwing with the basal and costal area black, this area varying 

 one-third to a half of the wing and containing a large blue patch. A 

 broad black marginal band cilia as in the forewing. 



Underside forewing pale-yellow, the inner margin and apical area grey- 

 ish, some faint brownish streaks in the cell, sometimes joined to enclose 

 grey spots, a brown streak at the end of- the cell. The cream white sub- 

 apical spot of the upperside just traceable and a brown spot below it. The 

 spot between veins2 and3,as on the upperside, prominent. Hindwings grey 

 suffused with yellowish towards outer margin and crossed by several indis- 

 tinct brown lines. A brownish band from the costa to vein 3 beyond the cell. 



Female similar to the male, but with two or three blackish lines in 

 the cell and the projection from the costal band expanding to form 

 a broad black spot at the end of the cell. A blue-centred spot imme- 

 diately below the creamy subapical spot, and the spot between veins 

 2 and 3 with a blue centre. Hindwing generally with one or two 

 black spots in the yellow area. Underside as in the male. 

 Distribution. — Throughout India and Ceylon. 



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J. Orithya, L. Male. Forewing with the basal two-thirds of the wing- 

 black, traces of bluish in the cell and a bluish patch at the anal angle. 

 A black blue-centred spot in an orange ring above it. Apical patch 

 brownish black bounded on the inner side by a broad irregular yellowish 

 white band and containing three conjoined spots, the two upper ones 

 whitish, the lower one orange black-centred, sometimes traces of a fourth 

 orange spot. A submargiual series of whitish spots, margin blackish. 



Hindwing. — Blue, a black triangular patch on the inner margin 

 reaching to the middle of the cell and two orange blue centred spots 



