i4o LEPIDOPTERA. 



an outer edge of purple-red which is bounded by the curved 

 and sinuous deep black first line ; second line also deep black 

 in the dorsal half, broadened and much curved, but obscure 

 above the middle ; in both lines the scales, more especially 

 in the deep black portions, are tilted or upraised, and in the 

 second are edged on both sides with purple-red clouding, 

 much shaded off near the anal angle into a patch of purplish- 

 white ; from this springs the subterminal line as a series of 

 pinkish-white streaks and angles, and from it, near the apex 

 of the wing, three deep black streaks pointing inward ; orbi- 

 cular and reniform stigmata very large, only indicated by 

 interrupted edgings of deep black upraised scales ; beneath 

 these are similar, or more conspicuous, raised margins, and a 

 similar rounded spot ; extreme hind margin edged by a deep 

 black line ; cilia smoky-brown. Hind wings rounded, smoky- 

 browu, except a patch of smoky-white at the base ; nervures 

 black-brown ; cilia white, clouded with brown. Female quite 

 similar. 



Underside of the fore wings unicolorous smoky-black. Hind 

 wings smoky-white to the middle, with the central spot black, 

 and much smoky dusting toward the costal margin ; beyond 

 the middle the whole area is occupied by a broad smoky- 

 black band, ill-defined on its inner margin ; cilia white with 

 smoky clouding. Body dusky white with smoky-black lateral 

 tufts ; legs dusky white, the tibias black-brown. 



Hardly variable, except that its colours are rather darkened 

 in more north-western districts. 



On the wing in June and July, and occasionally, though 

 rarely, in a second generation at the end of August or 

 beginning of September. 



Larva provided with sixteen legs ; smallest at the head, 

 increasing in size to the fifth and sixth segments, which are 

 swollen, those following being almost cylindrical to the 

 twelfth, which is raised and furnished with two dorsal points 

 connected by a raised line ; anal segment sloping at an 



