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It is at about 6500 ft. above sea-level, or 1000 ft. lower 

 than Utakamand. At this elevation Colias nilgiriensis was 

 not nearly so common as at the higher levels. 



Worn Pyrameis indica, a few Neptis varmona and Precis 

 iphita turned up here and there. Of a pair of Terias 

 hccabe taken in copula, the male proved to be of "inter- 

 mediate dry," the female of " pronounced dry " type. 

 Opportunities of noting the pairing of the several forms 

 occurred very rarely. Here I secured one specimen of 

 Yphthvma ccylonica, Hew., another foretaste of the great 

 southern island. Y. inica, Hew., turned up at about 

 5800 ft., but at about 6500 ft., in a clearing in a wood, I 

 found Y. hilbneri, Moore, together with Y. chenui, Guer., 

 and Y. philomela, Joh. There were swarms of these 

 Yphthimas on that sunny bank, but as I did not distinguish 

 the species at the time I cannot now say of what the bulk 

 of them consisted. Some of the specimens have injuries 

 to the wings, which from their shapes may have been 

 inflicted by birds, but I attach little importance to them, 

 especially as the injuries are unilateral, since the wings 

 of Yphthima (and to a somewhat less degree of Mycalesis 

 also) are so fragile that quite unbroken specimens are 

 exceptional. 



The genus Papilio was represented by a couple of 

 erithonius. As usual Argynnis niphe showed a preference 

 for lofty and bare places. On one occasion I watched a 

 female of this species for some time under the impression 

 that it was Limnas chrysippus I The resemblance on the 

 wing is greater than might be supposed. Vanessa charonia, 

 Dru., which had before eluded me so often, fell a victim 

 at last ; I secured two specimens on a shady road through 

 a wood. It settles on rocks or walls, a habit that makes 

 it hard to net, moreover it is shy and easily disturbed, 

 though usually coming back again to its resting-place. 



Stenopteryx hybridalis was common in grassy places, and 

 I took the Boarmid Bilactis inceptaria, Walk., flying in the 

 hotel garden at dusk. 



It was tantalizing to be told by the hotel manager at 

 Koniir of the immense number and variety of butterflies 

 there in the summer. I was, however, fortunate in 

 making the acquaintance of a dealer, named Solomon, a 

 coloured man, who told me that at that time of the year 

 it was no good collecting on the high ground, but for 

 a consideration he agreed to show me a very good place 



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