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and fresh examples were observed in February. The flight is strong, undulating, 

 and very erratic, and it is by no means easy to secure in good condition. The larva 

 is found not rai'ely on the leaves of various Aurantiace;je " (Tr. Eut. Soc. 1895, 460). 



CHARCS DAKSHA (riate 455, fig. 1, larca AuiXpupa, la, S, 1^ ?)• 



Papilio [Chains) Daksha, Moore, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 188S, p. 3(53. 



FajnJio Dalcslia, Davidson and Aitken, Journ. Bombay N. H. Soc. 1896, p. 580, pi. 6, fig. 3, 3a, larva 



and pupa. 

 Papil io Helenus Dakflia, Fiothschild, Nov. Zool. ii. p. 286 (189.5). de Niccyille, Journ. As. Soc. 



Beng. 1900, p. 258. 

 Papilio Helenus, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. pi. 3, fig. 2, 2a, larva anH pupa (1857). Swiiihoe, 



P. Z. S. 1885, p. 145. Davidson and Aitken, Journ. Bombay N. H. Soc. 1890, p. 3(j7. 

 Papilio (Chans) Helenus, Ferguson. Journ. Bombay N. H. S. 1891, p. 447. 



lii.vGO. — Male and female differs from G. Helenus in the shorter and more 

 ti'iangular form of the forewings. ]\Iale. Upperside. Hindinng with the thi-ee 

 portions of the upper discal creamy-white patch much wider, the upper portion 

 being twice the width of that in Helenus, the lower portion extending to the 

 discocellular veinlet, and generally also along its edge within the cell, the lower por- 

 tion also having a cluster of greyish-white scales decreasingly extending to near the 

 lower median veinlet ; anal and the submarginal red lunules similar, the anal with 

 an upper bordering of blue scales. Underside. Forewing v/ith the greyish-white 

 outer vein-streaks shorter than in Helenus, crossing the discal area midway between 

 end of the cell and the exterior margin. HhnUriiig with the discal white patch 

 wider; and generally there are two lower-discal additional red lunules present 

 between the subanal and the white patch. 



Female. Upperside somewhat jjaler than in the male. Undei'side also paler. 

 Forewing with the pale vein-streaks inwardly more distinct. Hindwing similar to the 

 male. 



Expanse, c? -if to 5, ? 5 to h\ inches. 



Habitat. — South India. 



Lakva and Pupa. — (See Plate 455, fig. 1.) 



DiSTKiBUTJOX, ETC. — "This butterfly may be met with in the Kanara District of 

 Bombay, whei-ever the country is sufficiently wooded, in the same situations as 

 Polymnestor, and at any time of the year, but is not nearly so numerous" (Davidson 

 and Aitken, J. Bombay N. H. S. 189G, 580). " ^Ye got one larva of this butterfly on 

 the Tirphal {Zanthoxyluni Bhetsa), a horribly thorny tree, leafless in the dry season. 

 The larva has the 4th and 5th segments even more tumid than in rolymnestor, 

 forming a broad and high hump, nearly flat on the top, and bounded before and 

 behind by rugged ridges of a whitish or pale grey colour, chequered with fine brown 



