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basally from the tliird mediau vcinlet to tlie posterior angle, ami the base of the 

 anterior streaks to the second subcostal being greyisli-white or pale ochreous-white, 

 thus forming similar placed oblique-fascise to those in forewing of M. Hccfor. 

 Hlndinng with a dark purplisli-red small, or large, apical cell spot, tive, or rarely 

 four, small oval or elongated contiguous discal spots, and a submarginal series of 

 broad luuular spots, and then a marginal series of narrow ochreous-red cilial lunules; 

 the upper two, or three, of the submarginal and marginal series sometimes being 

 ochreous-white ; these markings and the dark outer discal area also being more or 

 less irrorated with blue scales ; in some specimens these markings are light-red and 

 the marginal lunules alm^ost white, and, occasionally, the discal series are much 

 elongated and then partly coalesce with the submarginal lunules. Underside paler. 

 Foreicing with the white cell and AX'in streaks as on upperside. lliiuhriiuj with 

 markings as on the upperside. 



Expanse, 3i- to 4J inclies. 



Habitat. — India; Ceylon; Burma; Tenasserim ; Mergui Archipelago ; Nicobar 

 and Andaman Isles ; Malay Peninsula ; Siam ; Tonkin ; Sumatra. 



Life History. — Lakva. — " March 3rd. After Srd cJiaiKje, f inch long. Cl round 

 colour, olive green, closely mottled and punctured with pale yellowish green. Dorsal 

 lino faint, dai-k green and interrupted, inflated iuto a triangular patch, bordered by 

 pale yellowish, or cream on each incision. From the 6th to the 9th segments on the 

 back, a very distinct and broad V-like patch of clear cream colour or milky, the 

 point of which commencing precisely on the centre of the 9th segment, and extending 

 the two branches — one on either side — as far as the stigmata on the 6th segment. 

 On the 12th and 11th segments a similar coloured broad patch in the shape of a well 

 defined U, the base of which is at base oE 12th segment, the arms extending on 

 either side of larva. A broad short dash of same colour du-ected from either side of 

 2nd segment as far as the 4tb, and at this end of it is a small threefold spot of small 

 triangular patches of black. A small cylindrical or rather oblong spot of the same 

 black at the extremity or near the extremity of each branch of the V and U. On 

 each side of dorsal line a row of longitudinal short round elevated tubercles ot" dark 

 green and shining, also a transverse crest of same on 4tli segment, a similar crest on 

 3rd segment. I'roleijs and anal legs milk white, with a broad lateral line of same 

 colour immediately over them. Thoracic legs pale carmine. Head small and glossy, 

 pale green, reddish towards the mandibles, and surmounted on either side of its 

 incision on the 2nd segment with two little bright yellow rough projecting tentacles. 

 At the base of the U-shaped spot a small cream-coloured sharp tubercle on each side. 

 On anal segment a cream-coloured triangular mark. Abdomen pale sea-green. 

 Stigmata small, black, bordered by pale brown. 



After last change, length 1 ^ inch. Generad characters, smooth and glossy, very 



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