Lepidoptera observed in Mhoiv. 387 



supine in a hammock ; this is shown in the sketch above 

 noted, taken from life. 



The pupse are of two colours, green and brown, but 

 identical in form ; the green specimens predominated in 

 those I bred, in the ratio of five to three. I am unable 

 to say if these colours of the pupse denote different sexes 

 in the imagines, but think it probable. It is certainly 

 not due to food, the larv^ of both being fed on the same 

 shrub. 



A pupa of the morning of September 12th became an 

 imago at 11 a.m. on September •27th. I bred eight 

 specimens ; on September 17th all had changed to pupse, 

 and early in October to imagines ; but I have not the 

 precise dates. None of the larvae were infested with 

 ichneumons. The imagines are tolerably common in 

 Mhow, and are generally seen in gardens or amongst 

 cultivated fields. They fly at an ordinary pace and are 

 not difiicult to capture. 



HESPEEIID^. 

 Pamphila Mathias, Fabr. 



Mhow, August 27th, 1881. 



Larva found on long coarse green meadow grass. 

 Head triangular, on a neck; a brown line along the 

 margin of head. Body grass-green, with hglit yellow 

 bars across back. A whitish line along either side above 

 the origin of legs. Legs 6, 8, 2. 



Sept. 3rd. Two larvse have become pupse ; they lie 

 along a blade of grass, attached by a band across thorax, 

 and also at tail. Head generally points upwards. Body 

 of a translucent green colour, quite naked and unenclosed 

 in a covering of any description. 



Sept. 13th. Both pupse have become imagines to-day. 

 They are a species of Hcsperiklce very common about 

 here, flying briskly by day, and settling on leaves of trees 

 at dusk. 



Oct. 9th. Another imago out to-day ; same history 



as above. 



Pyrgus Galha, Fabr. 



Mhow, Sept. 15th, 1881. 



Larva found on a small herb, in a rolled leaf. General 

 colour green, finely striated transversely. Head dark 

 brown, covered with short hairs. Neck marked with 



