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at Silliet. The male is olive-browu above, with indistinct broad 

 stripes of very dark brown on the upper wings, and a narrow 

 stripe of the same hue on the lower pair. Below, it is dun, witli 

 two light brown bars, and the surface is covered with narrow 

 black streaks, looking as if they were scribbled at random with 

 a pen. 



The female is considerably larger than the male, and is very 

 different in colour. The upper surface is chocolate-brown, with 

 some dark marks and rings, and a broad, wavy, pale grey-brown 



i.is Kesava. Male. 

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bar across the upper pair. Below, it is pale, mottled with a 

 darker brown. 



There is a specimen in the British Museum which at first 

 looks like a variety, on account of a large dark brown patch at 

 the base of the wings. This patch, however, is nothing more 

 than some glue which has been employed for the purpose of 

 fastening the wings to the body, and has been used with too 

 liberal a hand. 



Very great changes in the appearance of an insect may thus 

 be made. The reader may remember that in the course of 



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