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Sometimes in large numbers on species of Sesbania when grown for 

 green manure. 



Terias sUhetana, Wallace. 



Bingham, F. I.. II, 257-258, ff. 65, 66 ; Proc. Second Entl- 

 Meeting, pp. 72, 75, 79. 

 Occurs in Sikkim, Assam, Burma, and Central and Southern India. 

 In November 1915 I found the larvae defoUating Sesbania grown for 

 green-manure amongst cofi'ee in Coorg. The gregarious larvse are green, 

 with a black head. Pupa blackish ; pupation in a cluster on stem. 

 (In T. hecabe larva has green head, pupa greenish, not clustered gre- 

 gariously). 



Lyc^nid^. 

 Zizera hjsimon Hb. 

 Bingham, F. I., II, 357-358 ; 1. 1. L., p. 426 [Z. karsandra.] 

 " Breeds frequently on lucerne (Medicago sativa) in the Plains where 



this is grown Davidson and Bell reared it on a vetch, Zornia 



difliylla " (Lefroy, I.e.). Not known to be a pest. 



Chilades laius, Cram. 



Bingham, F. I., II, 365-367, t. 19, f. 135 ; 1. 1. L., p. 426 ; Proc. 

 Second Entl. Meeting, p. 210. 

 Occurs practically throughout India, Burma and Ceylon. Larva 

 on orange, lemon, hme, pomelo. Has been reared at Pusa on several 

 occasions from larvse on topshoots of orange, but is scarcely a pest. 



In the Godavari district we once had it very bad on orange shoots. Mr. Bamakiishna 



Ayyar. 



Chilades trochilus initli. Freyer. 



Bingham, F. I., II, 367-368 ; 1. 1. L., p. 426 ; Moore, Lep. Ceylon 

 I, 77, t. 35, ff. 4, 4a IC. [fxitli] ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, 

 p. 80. 

 Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, mostly in the Plains. Mr. Fletcher. 

 The foodplants include Heliotr opium strigosutn, Zarnia dipkyUa and 

 indigo. 



It has been reared on several occasions from larvae found on indigo 

 leaves in North Bihar, but can scarcely be considered a pest. Also reared 

 at Pusa from larvae boring pea pods. 



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