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'.July, 



PAPILIONIN^E. 



Pathysa Nomius, Esper., rather uncommon. Frequents the flowers of Duranta 

 Piumieri. 



Zetides Doson, Felder. Habits, as above. 



Orpheides Erithonius, Cram., extremely common, from end of March to end of 

 October. A dark, yellow variety is also found at the same time and places, but is 

 comparatively rare. This latter has a much stronger mode of flight, and is much 

 more diiScult to capture. The difference of action is almost sufficient to suggest a 

 difference of species. 



Laertias Pammon, Linn., common. March to October. The dimorphic females 

 (Poli/tes and Romulus) much less frequently met with. 



Menelaides aristolochice, Fabr. {Diphilus, Esp.), very common : March to 

 October ; Hector, Linn., common : March to October. 



Chilasa dissimilis, Linn. ; Casji/apa, Moore, common during the rains. 



HESPERIID^. 



Padamia exclamationis, Fabr., very rare. 



Parnara Bada, Moore. 



Suasta Gremius, Fabr. {Divodasa, Moore), very rare. 



Matapa Aria, Moore, very rare. 



Chapra Agna, Moore, extremely common, from March to October. 



Telicota hambusce, Moore, and Angias, Linn. Habits, aa above. A favourite 

 food of the Indian hornet {Vespa cincta). 



Halpe Beturia, Hewits., rare. September. 



Astictopterus Salsala, Moore. September. 



Udaspes Folus, Cram., rare. Odd specimens from May to August ; in long 

 grass. 



Eesperia Galba, Fabr., common. May to September. 



April, 1882. 



NATUEAL HISTORY OF HELIODES ARBUTI. 

 BY WILLIAM BUCKLER. 



It is with extreme gratification that I now find m^'self giving the 

 history, from the egg, of this little sun-loving species, which I owe to 

 the most kind and persevering help I had the pleasure to receive from 

 Mr. H. T. Stainton in 1880, and again in 1881. 



In the former year on the 23rd of May, I received a cluster of 

 about eight eggs, resulting from a moribund female after being a 

 short time in a killing bottle of poison, but long enough, as it proved, 

 to have destroyed their vitality. 



On 26th of the same month, I was elated on receiving alive five 

 captured examples of the moths ; as two of them were females I im- 

 prisoned them and the most lively male together, in a pot containing 



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