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D. limniace^ Cramer, and E. core, Cramer, is much attracted by 

 certain plants when withering, notably by a certain species of Crofa- 

 laria. The larva and pupa have been described by Marshall and de 

 Niceville. 



6. Euploed core, Cramer. 



There is no need to waste space on this species either. It 13 

 common everywhere and at all seasons. For one or two days every 

 year, about the beginning of June, hundreds may be seen migrating 

 northwards, together with a few of D. limniace, Cramer, and D. aglea^ 

 Cramer. The natives say that the rains always begin three days after 

 this happens, and we have known one occasion when it was so, which 

 is sufficient for faith. The larva and pupa of this species have been 

 described by Marshall and de Niceville. They may be found on almost 

 any kind of Ficus and on many common apocynaceous plants. The 

 common garden Oleander is often festooned with their silver chrysa- 

 lids. See our former paper, p. 266, n. 4. 



7. E. coreta^ Godart {E. coreoi'des in Marshall and de 

 Niceville). Plate I, Figs. 1, la. 



It is impossible to say how common this species may be, as it cannot 

 be distinguished from E. core, Cramer, on the wing. We have taken a 

 good many at Karwar dm*ing the monsoon, and last season we were 

 fortunate enough to secure a larva. It was brought by a native boy 

 upon a leaf which appeared to belong to the order Apocynacem, Ifc 

 was more elongated than the larva of E. core, and had only three 

 pairs of filaments, of which the first was very long and turned outwards 

 at the points, the next was nearly as long and almost straight, while the 

 third was short and very thick at the bases. The head was bluish-white, 

 •with two darker triangular marks, the body uniform pale bluish- 

 green, the corrugated skin giving the appearance of transverse bands 

 a broad white line separated the darker colour of the underparts. The 

 filaments were pale whitish- blue, edged with darker blue at the 

 points and tinged with orange at the swollen bases. The pupa was like 

 that of E. core, the colour being bright silver with the wing-cases and 

 other parts defined in a pale green tint. 



8. E. kollari, Felder. {E. sinhala in Marshall and de Niceville.) 



We have taken this both above and below the ghauts, and consider it 

 commoner than E. coreta^ Godart, but is almost as difficult to tell on the 

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