292 LIEUT.-COL. J. M. FAWCETT ON THE 
1. The Coast Zone, in which Durban is situated, has a tropical climate, and abounds 
in thick jungles or “ bush ” (as it is called in South Africa) of virgin forest, the open 
spaces being mainly under cultivation for tea, pine-apples, sugar-cane, and bananas. 
In this district Bellevue, some 12 miles out of Durban, and Pinetown are good 
localities for Butterflies, while a fine tract of virgin forest, called the “ Berea,” extends 
to the very outskirts of the city of Durban; but, as a rule, all the bush in this zone is 
full of Butterflies and Moths of species characteristic of the tropics. 
2. ‘The Middle Zone comprises (for the purpose of these Notes) the Maritzburg 
district. ‘The country here is much wore open, and consists of grassy downs with here 
and there a little mealie cultivation, and a few plantations of wattle (Elephantorrhiza 
burchellii) and blue gum (Zucalyptus globulus), imported from Australia. 
About 70 miles inland a plateau runs north and south, parallel to the sea, and 
attaining a height in some places of 5000 feet: on the eastern slopes of this range are 
the only coverts of virgin forest in this zone; they are known as the “'Town Bush” 
(above Maritzburg) and “ Karkloof” (about twenty miles north of it). In these coverts 
alone are the rarer species of Rhopalocera to be found: the commoner species, the 
larvee of which feed on more or less cultivated plants, such as orange, lemon, passion- 
- flower, vine, oak, &c., being found in Maritzburg and its vicinity. It is remarkable, 
however, how many larve in Natal feed on imported plants. 
3. The High Levels comprise the country above the 5000 feet plateau above alluded 
to up to the ‘Transvaal and Orange Free State. It mainly consists of open grassy 
downs (called “ veldt” by the Boers), with here and there rocky knolls (‘“* kopjes” or 
“‘koppies ”) covered with large boulders, entirely devoid of timber, with the exception 
of afew imported blue gums planted round the farm homesteads ; from this district, 
however, came but few of the forms mentioned below. 
IJ.—OBSERVATIONS ON THE RHOPALOCERA. 
Most of the species which have been observed are double-brooded, the larve of the 
first brood appearing in November and December, changing to pupe in January, and 
the imagines appearing early in February; while the second brood is met with in 
March, and remains in the pupal stage till the following October. ‘Those which are 
single-brooded generally appear as imagines in October. 
In the case of species which have already been figured and described, merely the 
writer’s experiences and observations in rearing them are recorded, and the reader is 
referred to the published descriptions and figures. 
Mr. J. F. Quekett, Curator of Durban Museum, and Mr. W. Haygarth, of Natal 
Government Railways, have rendered much valuable assistance in the preparation 
of these Notes, and have presented many of the larve described to the writer. 
