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and certainly did not look as if they had “ flighted ’ for any 
creat distance. 
The female varies a great deal, especially as regards the 
blue spot on the lower wing. Often it is entirely absent, 
while in other specimens it is as large as that of the male, but 
of a more lilac shade. 
48. JUNONIA LEMONIAS.—Also in India, Burma, Malaya, 
China, &c. Occasionally very numerous at Haldummulla 
during the flights in November-December, but does not appear 
as regularly as J. iphita or atlites. 
In the low-country of Uva it is common nearly all the year 
round. It is particularly fond of settling on wet roads or in 
the sandy beds of rivers. 
The under side is extremely variable, and the variation does 
not seem to depend much upon season. 
I have one specimen caught at Haldummulla, in which the 
under side is of a bright peach colour. 
Found everywhere, though I have no records of its capture 
at the highest elevations. It is extremely plentiful in the 
Northern Province. 
49. JUNONIA ALMANA, B. & E.; Junonia asteric, M.—Also 
found in India, Burma, Malaya, China, Japan, Dutch Indies, &c. 
J. asterie is the wet season form of J. almana. The dry 
season form is rare in Ceylon, and I have never caught it, but 
Mr. Mackwood has shown me one or two specimens. It 
should be plentiful in the Northern Province. 
Almana is rather rare at Haldummulla, though single ones 
sometimes appear, chiefly in the south-west monsoon. These 
are almost invariably poor specimens. It is very abundant 
all over the low-country from Galle to Jaffna, especially in 
chenas, paddy fields, and the borders of tanks. 
50. CupHa pLacipa, M. & B.; Cupha erymanthis placida., 
E.—Peculiar to Ceylon. 
It differs from erymanthis as follows : ‘‘ Fore wing: discal 
band distinctly darker yellow, with its inner and outer margins 
much less sinuous and irregular, the black line defining 
the inner margin more slender; the spots on the band in 
interspaces 1, 2, and 3 much smaller, especially the spot 
in interspace 1, which is no larger than the others, and is 
