THE GLAUCIl'PE. 



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puzzled by its appearance, till T one day caught a glimpse of the 

 underside of its wings, when I knew it must be an Iphias. I 

 afterwards obtained a few males, but it was never abundant." 



The specific name, leucogynia, is formed from two Greek words 

 signifying " a white female," and is given to the insect on account 

 of the pale colour of the female. 



Another species of this genus is represented in the accom- 

 panying illustration. It has a large range of country, specimens 



-Heboinoia Glaucippe. 

 (Cream-white, rt-d, and black.) 



in the British Museum having been found in Java, China, Nepal, 

 Silhet, Ceylon, and the Celebes. The greater part of the upper 

 surface of both wings is a creamy white, and round them runs a 

 deep band of black, with deep, tooth-like projections on the upper 

 pair, and detached, diamond-shaped marks on the lower pair. 

 There is also on the upper pair a rather narrow, waving band of 

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