2.82 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



A. penelope penelope. 



(J. Expanse 46-50 mm. F.-w. deep brown black. Beyond 

 cell, a subapical row of three elongate transjiarent spots separated 

 only by nervules 5 and 6 which are black. Beneath these in 

 area 3 a smaller partially transparent spot. Near base of area 



2 a large ovate orange red spot, and beneath it in lb a rather 

 larger similar spot. Often a small red mark beneath these in 

 la. In many examples all these spots are enlarged, forming a 

 nearly continuous band across the wing in which case the spots 

 in 2 and lb are thinly scaled with red and there may be a few 

 red scales on that in 3. 



H.-w. brown black at base, the outer edge of this colour 

 varying somewhat in regularity of definition but usually extend- 

 ing as far as origin of nervule 2. A central band of orange red, 

 its outer edge slightly convex, but indented on the nervules by 

 the brown black marginal border which varies in width from 



3 to 5 mm. Black spots of underside show faintly on the dark 

 basal colour. 



Underside. F.-w. costa, apical area, and hind margin pale to 

 rich ochre yellow. Remainder of wing may be almost scaleless 

 or may be thinly scaled with dusky orange ochreous, except on 

 the subapical transparent spots. A thin black line round apex 

 and hind margin, the nervule ends rather broadly black and 

 joining a fine black marginal line, and the short internervular 

 rays narrowly black reduced to a fine point at maigin. The 

 black powdering of nervules and rays becomes coalescent at the 

 inner edge of the apical and marginal ochreous, which latter 

 colour it tends to obliterate in areas 2 and lb. A blackish 

 streak at base of cell and lb. 



H.-w. clear ochre yellow, often with a greenish tint in the 

 basal half. In some examples a slight reddish tint in cell and 

 Ic. The hind margin over an area corresponding to the border 

 above, has a slightly darker shade varying in tint from greenish 

 to orange ochreous. On this area the nervule ends are rather 

 broadly black, their outer extremities joining a fine black 

 marginal line. Between them are short black internervular 

 rays broadest at their inner end and tapering outwardly to a 

 fine point which does not reach the margin. In many examples 

 the inner ends of these rays are confluent with the black ner- 

 vules and so form a continuous dark inner edge to the hind- 

 marginal border. On the basal half of the wing are black spots 

 so variable in size and number as to be little value for purposes 

 of identification. An examination of a series of examples 

 shows that there is rarely a spot in 8 near precostal and when 



