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far commoner at Daling at 5,000 feet and in Bhutan. The opposite 

 sexes are very similarly coloured and marked, which is not the rule 

 in this genus as represented in India, 



129. Apatura (Rohana) parysatis, Westwood. 



The males occur not uncommonly from 6,000 feet down to the 

 bottom of the valleys, from April to November. The females are 

 much rarer, and are splendid mimics of the two species of Ergolis 

 occurring in Sikhim, these latter butterflies being, I believe, highly 

 protected. 



130. HestiiVA nama, Doubleday. 



Occurs as high as 6,000 feet, but is more common from 2,000 to 

 4,000 feet. The females are much rarer than the males. It is, I 

 think, a beautiful mimic of Danais iyiia, Gray, but Mr. Elwes does not 

 see the resemblance, as the flight is, he says, so different that he 

 could distinguish it at once. The butterfly has a wide range, from 

 Cashmere through the Himalayas to Siam, Western China, Burmah, 

 the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra. 



131. Hestina persimilis, Westwood. 



The males are rare, the females still more so. It probably occurs 

 at low elevations, but little is known about itc Mr. Dudgeon reports 

 that it is not imcommon at the foot of the hills in Daling. At 

 Mussoorie the larva feeds on Celtis australis^ Linn. 



132. Heeona marathus, Doubleday and Hewitson. 



Not uncommon at low elevations. It has the habit, when disturb- 

 ed, of settling head downwards with closed wings on the trunk of a 

 tree, in which position it is particularly difficult to catch with a 

 butterfly net. Like many other butterflies of this subfamily {^Eiithalia 

 in its broadest sense, Hestina, &c.), it is very fond of over-ripe, 

 strong-smelling fruit. 



133. Precis iphita, Cramer. 



This plain, sober-coloured butterfly is one of the commonest occur- 

 ring in Sikhim, and is found up to about 8,000 feet almost throughout 

 the year. The larva in Sikhim feeds on a species of Strolilanthes. 

 The butterfly is found in Western and Central China. 



134. JuNONiA almana, Linnseus. 



I do not think there can be any doubt about J. almana being 

 the dry-season and J. asterie, Linnaeus, the wet-season form of one 

 and the same species. In Sikhim it is found at low elevations 

 throughout the year. It is, however, rarer west of the Tista river 

 than it is on the eastern side, and it does not appear to occur in the 

 inner valleys. 



