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and underside, closely resembles certain species of the Neptid genus Bimbisara, namely 

 B. Nashona, Quilta, etc. In Pantoporia Kresna, the female {subrata) has the 

 coloration and markings similar to Bimbisara Anjana and B. Omeroda, being 

 probably a mimic of those species. The female of the Andamanese Pantoporia 

 rufulais also an excellent mimic of Bimbisara Nar. Mr. de Niceville says, "Athyma 

 Perius is doubtless a good mimic of the common species of Neptis (? leucotlioe), 

 together with which it is always found, and from which it is not easily differentiated 

 on the wing, but, if pursued, it at once assumes its stronger and bolder proper 

 Athyma-like flight." 



The Japanese Parathijma Pryeri is probably a mimic of Paraneptis Pryeri, and the 

 European Limenitis Drusilla a mimic of Paraneptis Lucilla. The Philippine 

 Athymid, Balanga Kasa, in both sexes, mimics the Neptid Palancla Illigera, and the 

 Athyraid Balanga Ephnetlies the Neptid Panclasana Ebnsa. 



Mimicked by Species in other Geoups. — The Athymid Gondochates opalina, in 

 addition to being mimicked by the female of the allied Athymid Pantoporia 

 Selenopliora, is also excellently mimicked by the Apaturine butterfly, Miinathjma 

 Ghevana. 



The red-banded female of the Javan Athymid Pantoporia Nefte, is mimicked by 

 the red-banded sexes of the ISTymphaline butterfly, Symbrenthia Hip)pocla, and the 

 white-banded male of Nefte, also, is, apparently, mimicked by the white-banded 

 (dimorphic) female of the same Javan species of Symbrenthia. The Neptid, 

 Bahinda Hordonia, is also apparently mimicked, by the common Nymphaline 

 Symbrenthia Hypselis, both of which have similar shaped red bands on their 

 upperside. 



Mimics of Species in other Groups. — In two Chinese Limenitids, namely 

 Hyjjolimnesthes albomaculata and Pseudohypolimnas punctata, the males, of both 

 species, are excellent mimics — in colour and markings — of the common Nymphaline 

 buttei'fly, Hypolimnas Misippus (a protected genus), the female of albomaculata, also 

 being, both on the upper aad underside, somewhat similar to the uiiderside of the 

 male of the same species of Hyijolimnas. In the Malayan Neptid, Hamadryodes 

 lactaria, we have an excellent mimic of the Euploeine genus Hamadryas, and in the 

 Neptid, Andasenodes mimetica, a mimic of the Euploeine butterflies, Andasena Orope, 

 and of an unnamed species of Doricha, the allied Andasenodes Eblis also being a 

 mimic of, probably, a species of Galliploea. The N. American Limenitid, Basilarcha 

 ArcMppus, may also be cited here — both sexes of which mimic the common Euploeine 

 butterfly, Anosia (P plexipims), 



Habits op Imago. — Mr. L. de Niceville states that the butterflies of the genus 

 Lebadea " have a weak flight, always settling with outspread, wings, usually on a 

 leaf," and of those placed by him under the genus Limenitis, that "they are very 



