NYMPHALID^. NYMPHALIN.E. HESTIXA. 



III.— HESTINA OBEKTHUPJ. Figs. 5, 0. 



Ilfstlna Oberthuri, Leech, " Entomologist," vol. '2o, p. 82 fFilunarv. isOOi. 



Exp. 2^-3 inches. 



Dull black, with grensh-white longitudinal stripes in the cells, and on the 

 disk of all the wings, but leaving a broad dark hind margin beyond ; a row of 

 small submarginal spots on the anterior wings, and a double row on the posterior 

 wings, and towards the eosta of the anterior wings. 



Underside with the pale markings clearer, and distinctly tinged with gi-een, 

 especially on the posterior wings ; a double row of larger submarginal spots on 

 all the wings between the ner\Tires ; the outer ones are oblong, and each inter- 

 sected by a black pseudo-ner\"ure ; the inner ones are rounded on the posterior 

 wings, and are irregular in shape on the anterior. Within these is a streak near 

 the costa of the anterior wings, and a dot (placed out of the series) and two 

 spots below it ; and on the posterior wings there is an inner row of pale dots 

 between the two submarginal rows and the longitudinal streaks. Body black, 

 head spotted, and palpi and legs streaked with white; sides of pectus also 

 broadly white ; proboscis black. 



Hab. Wychang, Ichang, Chang Yang. 



lu thf Collections of Messrs. J. H. Leech and Henley Grose Smith. 

 •■ Taken in June at Chang Tang, and in Sept.mber at lehantr. 



■■ In som-' specimens the pale ground-colour is much suffused with ferruginous." (Leech, 

 /.»•. cit.) 



