THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE &ORTH CANARA DISTRICT. 29 



185. Hasora badra, Moore. 



We have only caught a few specimens of this butterfly near Karwar 

 and at Gairsappa and at Kadra, all places below the ghats. Nothing 

 is known of the larval and pupal stages. 



186. Hesperia galba^ Fabricius. (Plate VIII, Fig. 6.) 



This little butterfly is placed here as forming the connecting link 

 between this group and the next. The imago rests with its wings 

 closed when at rest, although, when basking in the sun, it keeps them 

 three-quarters open ; the fact of its keeping its wings closed when at 

 rest prevents us from including it iu the next group, although the 

 larva and pupa by their analogies belong to the following group, 

 the imagines of which all rest with their wings wide extended. The 

 butterfly is to be found only on the immediate coast in the district, and 

 particularly in sandy open places where it gets the full benefit of the 

 sun, and where the food-plant of the larva, a little straggling ground 

 weed, Waliheria indica, is common. The insect is very hard to see, 

 being spotted with grey and black, but is easily captured once 

 espied, as it often rests to bask on some leaf or stick ; its flight 

 is not very rapid ; it is not uncommon in the localities where it 

 is found. 



Larva. — Front view of head round, shallowly bilged, thick, shiny 

 black, clothed with close yellow fur interspersed with long white 

 hairs ; very long white and black hairs on the sides of the head, the 

 black hairs flattened ; jaws red. Segment 2 bright orange with a 

 narrow black collar and a central row of long black hairs. Body cylin 

 drical, rounded at extremity, covered with small white tubercles, each 

 bearing a long white or brown erect hair, the brown ones being con- 

 fined to the front part of the body. Colour green with a darkish dorsal 

 and a white marginal line. Length 17*5 mm. 



Pupa. — Head square with a swelling between the eyes ; thorax 

 slightly humped ; constriction slight ; pupa broadest at centre ; circular 

 in transverse section. Spiracular expansions of segment 2 are oval, 

 large, well raised from the thoracic surface, dark chocolate-brown, 

 rounded in outline. Surface finely rugose, covered with long, white, 

 erect hairs, densest on head and around eyes. Colour of body green- 

 yellow, green on thorax, wing cases covered all over with a white 

 powder. Length 13 mm. 



