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Papilio Thyelia, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 142 (1793). Jones, Icones, v. pi. 83, fig. 2. Donovan, 



Ins. India, pi. 31, fig. 3 (1800). 

 Argynnis Thyelia, Godart, Encycl. Meth. ix. p. 257 (1819). 

 Symphadra Alcandra, Iliibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 40 (1816) ; Zutriige, Exot. Schmott. i. p. 7, 



figs. 1, 2 (1818). 

 Symphcedra Thyelia, Doubleday, List Lep. B. M. i. p. 105 (1844). Westvvood, Gen. D. Lep. ii. p. 295, 



pi. 42, fig. 6 (I80O). Butler, Catal. Fabr. Lep. B. M. p. 87. Forsayeth, Trans. Ent. Soc. 



Lend. 1884, p. 384, pi. 14, fig. 3, 3a, larva and pupa. 



Imago. — Male and female. Upperside fulvous-red ; cilia black, alternated with 

 white. Forewing with a large oblique broad black discocellular spot, a contiguous 

 discal spot, an oblique subapical streak, a transverse narrow submarginal and a 

 lunular band, the two latter joined hy black streaks on the veins. Hindwing with a 

 large black medial costal spot, a submarginal curved row of small round spots, and 

 broad marginal band, the black slightly ascending the veins ; sometimes a black dot 

 is present within the cell area. Underside, brownish-ochreous. Forewing with the 

 discal area pale ochreous-red, two discoidal black ringlet-marks bordered between by- 

 white, a large black contiguous discal spot, an oblique short subapical yellowish- 

 white macular band bordered inwardly with dark brown, followed by lower sub- 

 marginal black lunules. Hindwing with a yellowish- white medial transverse discal 

 band, which varies in width and is sometimes more or less broken, or consists of a 

 costal and lower spots, or a costal spot only, and is sometimes entirely absent ; two 

 small discoidal red-centred black rings, and a submarginal row of small black points. 

 Body fulvous-red ; palpi above brown, red beneath ; legs fulvous-grey ; antennge 

 black, tipt with red. 



Expanse, i 'i^^, ? 2^, inches. 



Cateepillae. — Slightly tapering towards both ends ; colour light green, with a 

 dorsal row of purple spots, the sides armed with a row of ten very long horizontally 

 projected fleshy spines numerously covered with fine green hairs of a non-irritating 

 character. 



Cheysalis. — Short, broad ; dorsum keeled ; broadly triangular across the 

 middle ; head bifid ; colour green, with dark and gold spots and lines. 



Habitat. — Lower Himalayas ; Plains of India, except North- West ; Ceylon. 



Distribution. — " This is a butterfly found commonly in the Plains of India, 

 except the north-west, but very rarely in the Hills. It occurs very sparingly in 

 Sikkim, but Mr. G. C. Dudgeon has taken it on the outer spurs of Daling facing 

 the Western Duars " (do Niceville, Sikkim Gazetteer, 1894, 142). We possess a 

 specimen labelled Kausali, N.W. Himalaya. Rev. J. Hocking " found it in the 

 Kangra District, generally ; banks of the Beas, about 2000 feet elevation " (P.Z.S. 

 1882, 239). Mr. W. Doherty obtained it "at Haldwani in the Terai, 1000 feet, 

 Kumaon " (J. A. S. Beng. 1886, 124). It occurs in Oudh, and plentifully in the 



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