64 LEPIDOPTEBA INDICA. 



Expanse of wings, ,? ? 1|^ to ly^^ inches. 



Dry-season Brood (Figs. Ic, <?, id, ?, le, $). 



]\Iale. Upperside oclireous-fawn colour, varying somewhat in shade of colour in 

 different examples, sometimes bright ochreous-fawn, and sometimes tinged with a slight 

 shade of brown. Forewing with the outer half black, all the markings as in the other 

 form, Ijut the sub-marginal series of orange spots more pronounced. Hindwing of a 

 Itrighter ochreous-fawn, marginal line thickly black, all the spots as in the other form. 

 Underside. Foreicing all blackish except for a small basal space, markings as on the 

 upperside, the orange spot between the discal series and the hinder margin large. 

 IlijuJwing like the upperside, but more ochreous and brighter in colour. 



Female. Upperside paler than the male and much brighter in colour, markings 

 similar, but the sulj-marginal series of orange spots complete and prominent, and 

 there are two or three white dots in the black cilia above the white streak near the 

 hinder angle : in the hindwinsr the marginal black band is broader, and the checkered 

 cilia is more prominent on the underside, the wings are very beautifully mai'ked, all the 

 black portions deep black, all the orange spots very bright and prominent, the sub- 

 marginal series on both wings complete, and in the forewing there are two orange 

 streaks from the base. 



Expanse of wings, ^ ? ly^- to ly^ inches. 



Larva. — Head nearly round from front view, thick through, and with a slight 

 linear depression down the centre of the face ; surface finely rugose, clothed with very 

 short, white, star-shaped hairs mixed with a few longer red hairs about the mouth. 

 Posterior half of segment 2 is pure white ; anal end thickened, squarish at extremity ; 

 surface of body clothed with short, w^hite hairs, similar to those on the head ; colour of 

 body dark greenish -chocolate, becoming lighter when the larva is about to pupate ; 

 abdomen bluish. Feeds on Xylia dolabriformis, Benth., Grew'ia microcos, L., and many 

 other plants of different orders. Length, 19 mm. 



Pupa, head with a knob-like process between the eyes pointing forwards and con- 

 stricted at the base, covered with short, red bristles ; surface finely rugose, covered 

 with minute red hairs, spiracular expansion of segment 2 prominent, ear-like, facing 

 forwards, spongy-looking, golden in colour. Pupa stout, constricted somewhat in 

 centre, of a dark red-brown colour, strongly glazed. Length, 15*5 mm. 



Habits. — The habits of the larva in its first stages are similar to the habits of the 

 young larvae of the last two species [Caprona ransonnettil, Felder, and Odontoptilum 

 angulata, Felder) ; in the form of making the last cell, however, it differs, the cell is 

 formed by cutting right across the leaf from edge to edge about the middle, and at 

 right angles to the midrib, which is also partially gnawed through, so that the piece 

 thus separated dies and withers ; one side of the part so separated is turned over on to 



