VANESSA ORITHYA. 153 



six in number ; the under wings greyish-brown or 

 greyish-white, with several obscure undulating lines 

 towards the base, with a row of four or five unequal 

 ocelli having a blue iris in the female, but almost 

 obsolete in the mata Body black above, greyish 

 beneath. 



The figure represents a variety of the female, the 

 same as that delineated by Cramer. 



The caterpillar, beset with branched spines, is of 

 a black colour with numerous scattered white points, 

 and has a white line along each side above the legs, 

 and two rows of yellowish brown spots. 



