180 LEPIDOPTERA INDICA. 
Imaco.—Male. Upperside dark olivescent ochreous-brown ; cilia pale brownish- 
ochreous. Forewing with a paler indistinctly-defined oblique subapical fascia and a 
submarginal lunular fascia. Hindwing with the extreme outer margin slightly paler, 
and with a paler submarginal indistinctly-defined fascia; the lobate tail bearing 
two laterally-disposed small sublunate black spots outwardly edged with white ; the 
long hairy fringe of the glandular pouch ochreous. Underside ochreous-brown ; both 
wings crossed by several pale nacrescent-greyish narrow fasciz, consisting of a 
basal, two subbasal, a narrower medial, two discal, and two slender submarginal 
and marginal fasciz ; an indistinct pale lunular nacrescent-grey fascia also extending 
between the outer discal and submarginal fascia, the interspaces between the basal 
and between the discal being darker ochreous-brown, and all conjointly ending 
above the anal angle of the hindwing. On the hindwing there is a large round 
apical ocellus and a similar posterior ocellus, both with yellow and black speckled 
centre, a small white pupil and slender black outer ring; the lobate tail with two 
similar or more rounded spots as on upperside. Body beneath, legs above and 
palpi ochreous-brown ; collar, legs beneath and sides of palpi streaked with grey. 
Female. Upperside. Both wings paler; crossed by the indistinctly visible 
paler basal and medial fasciz of the underside. Forewing with a pale ochreous- 
yellow slender lunular discal fascia, a well-defined short broad subapical oblique 
band, followed by a broadly-lunular submarginal fascia and a narrower lunular 
marginal fascia. Hindwing also with a pale ochreous-yellow discal fascia, a more 
prominent broad submarginal and a narrow marginal fascia. Underside paler than 
in male ; markings similar. 
Expanse, d 4;, ? 4;% inches. 
ApuLt CATERPILLAR.—Cylindrical, slightly covered with rather short fine hairs, 
arranged in tufts placed in rows along the body from the fifth to last segment, the 
anterior segments with transversely-disposed long forward-projecting hairs, the 
head with similar hairs. Head large, armed with two laterally-disposed palmated 
processes; anal segment also armed with two hindwardly-projected lengthened 
setose processes. Colour, light purpurescent-brown above, with a darker brown 
dorsal and lateral line; pale ochreous beneath, including the anterior segments and 
head; a transverse dorsal bar of black on fourth and third segments. 
Foop pLiant.—According to the late Dr. Horsfield, “‘ the larve, in Java, feed on 
the young leaves of the Cocoa Nut Palm (Cocos nucifera) from December to April.” 
Curysatis.—Elongated, boat-shaped; thorax prolonged into an acuminated 
bifid head-piece ; colour green. (Described from Horsfield’s figure.) 
Hasirat.—Burma; Tenasserim; Malay Peninsula; Andaman Isles. 
Distrisution.—Major C. H. EH. Adamson (List of Burmese Butterflies, p. 10) 
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records it from ‘‘ Akyab, in November,” remarking that it frequents old barns and 
