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was Pyrausta incoloralis, Guen., another the tiny Gold-tail, 
Porthesia marginalis, Wk., which was flying in the sun. 
There was also the very widely-distributed Marasmia 
trapezalis, Guen.; but by far the commonest was the pretty 
little black-and-white Hymenia recwrvalis, Fab. (very 
suggestive of our #. cingulalis, L.). 
In the gardens of the Shah Dara, Jehangir’s mausoleum, 
four miles from Lahore, I saw at dusk a number of Hawk- 
moths at the yellow tubular flowers of a small tree. My 
short-handled net only allowed me to catch two, which 
proved to be beautiful specimens of Vephele hespera, Fab., 
and Cherocampa celerio, L. 
In writing to Dr. Dixey from Lahore I made the 
suggestive remark: “It is evident that being late in the 
autumn many of the butterflies are old and much worn. 
Curiously enough they are more often tattered and torn 
than actually rubbed.” It is difficult to rightly apportion 
the breaking of the wings between the work of thorns and 
insectivorous foes. Certainly Indian butterflies fly into 
and through bushes in a way that one does not see at 
home. 
In the AjdAib Ghar, or Wonder House of Lahore, Anglicé 
Museum, well known to readers of “ Kim,” is a small 
collection of insects. This was useful to me, but the 
destruction wrought by Dermestes, etc., both among the 
insects and the textile fabrics of the Industrial Collection, 
is most sad to see. I trust Mr. Kipling will see to it. 
Amritzar, lat. 31° 40’ N., alt. circa 750 ft. 
November Sth and 6th, 1903. 
At the sacred city of the Sikhs my collecting was 
practically confined to two gardens close to the hotel. 
Here a large dull brown butterfly, with somewhat of the 
Vanessa habit, spread itself perfectly flat upon the surface 
of the earth and more especially of the damp mud of the 
little irrigation channels, lying so close to the surface as to 
be with difficulty discerned, so exactly did it resemble the 
tint of the mud. I secured three which proved to be 
Huthalia garuda, Moore, all females. 
Papilio pammon was common ; besides males I took one 
female of Wallace’s Form I, which differs but slightly from 
