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161. Conotis AmatTa, B.; [dmais modesta, M.; Colotis 
amatus, E.; Teracolus amata, De N.—Also found in Africa, 
Persia, Arabia, and India. 
It is not common in the Province of Uva, except near the 
boundaries of the Southern and Kastern Provinces. I have 
taken. a single specimen at Wellawaya. It is very plentiful 
in the drier districts, especially in the Southern Province, from 
Tangalla to Hambantota, Anuradhapura, Jaffna, Mannar, &c. 
The males vary little, but the females grade perfectly from 
salmon colour to almost pure white, specimens as dark as the 
males being by far the rarest ; they also vary considerably in 
the ground colour of the under side. 
They fly slowly near the ground, and settle frequently, so 
are very easy to catch. 
162. Ipmats tripuncta, M.; Teracolus tripuncta, De N. ; 
Colotis fausta tripuncta, B.; Madais fausta fulvia, E.—Also 
found in India. 
Moore figures the female the same colour as the male, but 
all the specimens I have seen have been white. The markings 
are the same in both sexes, so, if a salmon-coloured female 
exists, she could only be distinguished by the different shape 
of the dorsal margin of the fore wing and the absence of the 
sex mark, which is a small oval patch of specialized scales on 
the under side of the fore wing above the basal half of vein 1. 
It is found only in the north of the Island, and is never 
plentiful. It has a very strong flight in the middle of the day 
in bright sunshine, but is easier to catch in the early morning. 
I have taken a few males at the blossom of Cadaba indica. It 
seems to frequent forest country more than any other member 
of the group, with the exception of amata. 
There is a fair amount of seasonal variation, but the dry 
season forms, especially of the female, seem to be very rare. 
I have specimens from Puttalam (October), Murunkan 
(July and November), and Elephant Pass (November to 
January), and I saw a fair number from the train near Madhu 
Road, on the Mannar line, in November. 
163. CALLOSUNE LIMBATA, M. ; Teracolus limbatus, De N. ; 
Colotis etrida limbata, B.; Callosune etrida limbata, E.— 
Peculiar to Ceylon, but is an insular race of the Indian C. etrida. 
