178 Mr. G. F. Mathew’s life-histories of 
It flies rapidly and generally high amongst the topmost 
boughs of trees, but descends occasionally to feed upon 
the nectar of various flowers, and is especially fond of 
those of the abundant “ lantana.”’ 
Early in January, 1885, I noticed a female depositing 
her eggs upon leaves of the topmost branches of a 
cherrymoyer tree in the Botanical Gardens, and on 
February 21st, upon passing the same tree, I discovered 
a few small larve on the lower branches, and sub- 
sequently took larvee and ova from other trees elsewhere. 
The egg is usually deposited on the under side of a 
leaf, a favourite position being close to the edge near the 
stalk, though it is sometimes placed upon the upper 
surface. It is globular, and when fresh pale straw-colour, 
but in a few days it turns to deep orange, and shortly 
before the larva emerges it becomes a leaden hue. The 
larve in all their stages feed perfectly exposed upon the 
upper surface of the leaves. 
Larva just hatched dark umber-brown; anal spines 
white ; head brownish black, shining; anterior segments 
thickened. After first moult it becomes deep blackish 
brown ; anterior segments much the darkest and con- 
siderably thickened, giving the larva a humped appear- 
ance; a pair of finely branched spines project over the 
head, and there is a pair upon the third, fourth, and 
thirteenth segments, and a pair of conspicuous white 
spines project over the anal flap; head black and 
shining. After second moult larva remains much the 
same. After third moult the whole of the upper surface 
becomes deep velvety black, inclining to madder-purple 
in some individuals, the segmental divisions, as the larva 
crawls, much paler; anal and ventral claspers, and a 
narrow stripe above them, creamy white; head sienna- 
brown, shining; anterior portions much thickened. 
Full-grown larva 35 mm. long; varies in colour, some 
being dirty olive-brown, others greenish olive, and others 
deep madder-brown; dorsal area darker than general 
ground colour; segmental divisions pale smoky brown 
and clearly defined; head pale greenish olive; a white 
stripe below the spiracles from the fifth to the anal 
segment; third and fourth segments considerably thick- 
ened; two short, blunt, black spines springing from a 
pale greenish-orange collar, just behind the head, and 
situated on each side of the nuchal aperture; nuchal 
