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the surface traversed by three black narrow lines, 

 running obliquely from the anterior to the abdominal 

 margin : near the base, and between the second and 

 third lines are the rudiments of two others, and the 

 costa is likewise black, as well as the posterior mar- 

 gin behind the middle : the under wings are black 

 along the hinder edge, and likewise the tails, and on 

 the anal angle are a few whitish crescents placed 

 over two black points surrounded by a white circle, 

 The colour of the under side is rusty-brown, glossed 

 with violet and pale green, and across the middle of 

 both wings there is a dark oblique line, having a se- 

 ries of black ocellated spots behind it. 



The following description of the caterpillar and 

 chrysalis is given by Stoll : — " The head of this 

 beautifully coloured caterpillar is dull yellow, with 

 two short rays and small spots of black. The head 

 is furnished with two long black spines garnished 

 with short stiff hairs. The first five segments of 

 the body are reddish-brown, spotted with black. 

 The belly is white, and the anterior legs black. 

 The rest of the body is reddish-brown ; but from the 

 sixth to the eleventh segment, the back is of a 

 beautiful yellow, and bordered on the sides with 

 short black and white rays. The back is armed 

 with four long spines, the last of which, placed on 

 the eleventh segment, is curved backwards, and 

 very similar to the horns with, which most of the 

 caterpillars of the Sphinges are provided. The in- 

 termediate and posterior legs are yellow. It feeds 

 on the leaves of the Cashew tree (Anacardium oc- 



