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Karwar at an elevation of 1,000 feet, which we managed to rear suc- 

 cessfully. It is probably similar to H. chromus, Cramer, in its habits, 

 as, like it and in fact all the butterflies of this group, it is found 

 resting on the undersides of leaves. 



Larva and pupa. — The larvaa that were obtained by us were so 

 similar to those of H. chromus that we mistook them for such ; the 

 pupae were also exactly like those of the same species. The larva 

 feeds on a species of Rourea or Derris, a climber, eating the young- 

 leaves only and making a cell exactly like H. chromus. 



183. Flasora chabrona, Plotz. 



This species was named for us by Mr. de Niceville. It is extremely 

 common throughout the northern above-ghat portions of the district 

 from December to June ; we found it absolutely swarming during the 

 last two months of one year, the larva being so abundant that its food- 

 plant, which was in young leaf and very plentiful, had hardly a leaf 

 on it. The females may be seen any year, in the afternoons, laying 

 their very small pink eggs on the young shoots of Millettia racemosa, 

 Ben., a large woody creeper with leaves very like those of Pongamia 

 glabra. It is a butterfly of rapid darting flight. 



Larva. —The larva is very similar to that of H. chromus, Cramer, 

 except that the head is broader than high and of a dark brown 

 colour, light towards the vertex. Segment 2 is smaller than the head ; 

 somewhat swollen, glabrous and shiny. Last segment broadly 

 rounded, flattish', thick, dorsally dark and shiny. The surface of the 

 bodj is covered fairly densely with longish, white, erect hairs ; it is 

 much hairier than H. chromus. Colour mauve-green (never as dark as 

 H. chromus), densely spotted with small yellow spots ; a double dorsal 

 yellow line ; a subdorsal, lateral and marginal yellow line ; a lateral 

 black spot on segments 3 and 6. Length 34 mm. 



Pupa. — Very similar in shape to that of B. sena, Moore, but 

 without the dorsal patch on the thorax. Colour pink on abdomen, 

 dirty green- white on the wings, thorax and head ; a long black 

 dorsal streak on front slope of thorax reaching to front margin; a 

 short dorsal black streak on hinder margin of same ; a dorsal black 

 mark on segment 13 ; two black marks on the inner margin of the 

 eye ; head-point and cremaster black. Length 25 mm. 



