Lepidoptera observed in Mhoiv. 405 



general appearance that of Lebeda Buddha, but is with- 

 out the peculiar bunch of short hairs on dorsum of 

 thorax which exists in the latter species. General 

 ground colour is that known as ** old gold." The lateral 

 tufts of hairs are also of the same colour, but the two 

 head-plumes are black. Head pink, marked with yellow 

 striae ; spots on back are blue and studded with scanty 

 short black hairs ; belly a yellowish green, marked with 

 pink and brown bars transversely. Body elsewhere is 

 covered with a smooth fleece of short golden fur. Legs 

 6, 8, 2, pink. It is one of the handsomest larvae I have 

 met with, and tolerably easily reared. 



The cocoon is formed on a twig of the food-tree ; spun 

 of yellow silk intermixed with hairs of larva. It is firmly 

 attached by silk and hair wound round the twig above 

 and below the cocoon. The peculiar shape is shown in 

 figure. An opening exists at inferior end of cocoon, 

 through which the skin of the larva is extruded after 

 the change to the pupa. In some cases I have noted 

 that an opening in the form of a slit appeared to exist 

 in each end of the cocoon. 



The pupa is of a yellowish red colour, quite smooth 

 and devoid of spines or hair, except at caudal end, 

 where there is a tubercle armed with minute spines, to 

 which silk is fastened in order to attach pupa inside the 

 cocoon. The shape of the neck and thorax of pupa is 

 remarkable. 



The male imagines are green, with large pennate 

 antennge. The under wings are extended horizontally, 

 and at an angle of about forty-five degrees from the 

 centre line of the body when the insect is in repose. 

 The upper wings remain in their usual situation, meet- 

 ing along the internal costae in central line of dorsum. 

 This is shown in the figure of the male drawn during 

 life. 



The female is larger than the male, and of a yellow 

 colour, so presents a great contrast to the opposite sex. 

 A wild specimen, which I found dead near some recently- 

 deposited eggs on a tree, was much larger than those 

 which I bred from the larva in captivity. This was no 

 doubt due to deficient food supply. The eggs of the 

 female are attached to leaves, and covered with down 

 and white hairs from the vicinity of the anus of the 

 mother. 



The younger larvae have silver instead of gold-coloured 



