DANAIS ERIPPUS. 



The pupa is suspended, as in the Vanessas, and this 

 stage lasts but a short time. 



Fig. 135 was obtained from a photograph of the male 

 imago. The ground-colour is rich orange-brown, the 



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DANAIS ERIPPUS. 



nervures being black, which colour also forms a border 

 of considerable depth round the insect. The black 

 border contains numerous white spots. The under- 

 surface is very similar, but much lighter on the hind- 



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