NYMPHALID.E 



DIADEM A. 



DIADEMA DIAGORAS. 1. 



Upperside. Fcinale, dark brown with numerous white spots. Anterior wing 

 with a triangular and linear spot at the base ; crossed obliquely before the middle by 

 three large spots, beyond the middle near the costal margin by a trifid spot, and 

 toward the outer margin by an irregular band of five spots, and nearer the margin by 

 some indistinct minute white spots. Posterior wing with a spot near the base of the 

 costal margin, a large longitudinal spot from the base to beyond the middle occupying 

 the whole of the cell : crossed transversely at the middle by five spots, three between 

 the longitudinal spot and the costal margin, and two (one minute) between it and the 

 abdominal fold : the abdominal fold (which is traversed by black, nervures) and a 

 linear spot parallel to it also wdiite : a marginal and submarginal band of white 

 spots. 



Underside as above, except that the posterior wing has a white spot near the 

 anal angle, and that the double row of spots are larger and lunular, and only separated 

 by a black line. 



Expan. 3-f^j in. Hab. Japan. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



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