COMMON BUTTERFLIES OF THE PLAINS OF INDIA. 1135 



These insects are weak fliers and are very common ; they are easily dis- 

 tinguishable by the red marginal band on underside of hindwing. The 

 larvjB of eucharis are gregarious, feed on mistletoe- and are greasy looking, 

 olive-brown in colour with longish white hairs, 6 or so to each segment. 

 Pupa oily greenish yellow with black markings. 



Genus PBioisrBRis. 



Only one species. Size: 3"-40 to 3"-50 .. .. .. sita. 



Certainly not a Plains butterfly ; confined to the hills altogether ; but has 

 been mentioned here as it is so extraordinarily like Delias. It is, however, 

 a very strong flier. Larva feeds on Capers. 



Genus Anaph^is. 

 Only one species. Size: l"-75 to 2"'6 . . . . . . mesentina. (PI. 



I, fig. 60.) 

 Altogether a butterfly of the Plains and one of the commonest. Larvae 

 gregarious, green, with purplish bands on each side ; somewhat hairy. Pupa 

 abnormal as stated above. Foodplant Capers. 



Genus Piekis. 



A. Hindwing underside: markings green. Size: 1"'6 



to 2" . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . glauconome . 



B. Hindwing underside : not green. 



a. Forewing upperside : inner margin of apical black 



area evenly curved. Size : 2"'5 to 3" . . . . hrassicce. 



b. Forewing upperside : inner margin of black apical 



area sinuous or scalloped. Size : l"-6 to 2""3 . . canidia. 



This genus is not of the Plains at all ; it is confined to the higher hills in 

 the Himalayas and Nilgiris {canidia). Glauconome has been taken at 

 Karachi in Sind several times, does not occur further south seemingly, but 

 is plentiful in the hills of the North- West. Brassicce is recorded from 

 Lucknow and Umballa in North India, but only as a straggler ; it is a Him- 

 alayan butterfly ; also European. Canidia is said to have been taken in 

 Lucknow which is the only record of its appearance in the plain country. 



The larvae of the genus are quite normal, the pupae are of the type of 

 those of Anaplueis. The foodplants are Crucifei-cg : cabbage and such like 

 plants. 



The character of a and b is not well marked in the females of the species 

 concerned. 



Genus Synchloe. 



Only one species. Size : l"-3 to l"-66 . . . . . . lucilla. 



Genus Huphina. 

 Only one species. Size : 2" to 3" . . . . . . . . nerissa. (PL I. 



figs. 61 cJ, 61a $.) 



