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THE COMMON BUTTERFLIES OF THE PLAINS 

 OF INDIA 



(INCLUDING THOSE MET WITH IN THE HILL STATIONS 

 OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY). 



BY 



T. E. Bell, lf.s. 

 Part XIII. 



[_Gontinued from iMge 1157 of Volume XXI.') 



Family— PIERID^ . 



92. Pieris brassicae. — S • Upperside -. Creamy white with a somewhat 

 iarinaceous appearance. Forewing : an irroration of black scales at base 

 and along costa for a short distance ; apex and termen above vein 2 more 

 or less broadly black, the inner margin of the black area with a regular 

 even curve ; in one or two specimens a small, longitudinally narrow, black 

 spot in interspace 3. Hindwing : uniform, irrorated with black scales at 

 base, a large, black, subcostal spot before the apex and in a very few 

 specimens indications of black scaling on the termen anteriorly. Under- 

 side : forewing : white, slightly irrorated with black scales at base of cell 

 and along costa, apex light ochraceous brown ; a large, black spot in outer 

 half of interspace 1, and another quadrate, black spot at base of inter- 

 space 3. Hindwing light ochraceous brown closely irrorated with minute, 

 black scales ; the subcostal, black spot before the apex shows through 

 from the upperside. Antennee black, white at apex ; head, thorax and 

 abdomen black, with some white hairs ; beneath : whitish. — $ . Upperside: 

 similar to that of the S , but the irroration of black scales at the bases of 

 the wings more extended ; the black area on apex and termen of forewing 

 broader, its inner margin less evenly curved ; a conspicuous large, black 

 spot in outer half of interspace 1, and another near base of interspace 

 3. On the hindwing the subcostal black spot before apex much larger, 

 more prominent. Underside : similar to that of the S but the apex of the 

 forewing and the whole surface of the hindwing light ochraceous yellow, 

 not ochraceous brown ; the black] discal spots on forewing much larger. 

 Antennse, head, thorax and abdomen as in the male. Expanse : 62-78 mm. 



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The larva and pupa of this butterfly do not seem to be known ; 

 at least records are not available. The butterfly is said to have 



* By mistake the block of Aporia agathon was given as Fig. 21 on page 1133, 

 Vol. XXI, instead of that of Pierie brassicce which is now reproduced. 



