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lunate spots, and a prominent deep red anal spot, wLich latter is inwardly-edged by 

 a blue-scaled lunule ; the outer-discal black area being medially traversed generally 

 by a more or less lunularly-disposed cluster of blue scales between the veins; cilia 

 between the veins edged inwardly by a slender yellow lunule. Underside. Foreiclng 

 with pale yellow basal interspaces, cell bars, transverse discal band, and a broad 

 subraarginal continuous band, the veins and the margins of the markings only being 

 black ; the outer-discal interspace being also almost completely filled up with densely 

 packed yellow scales. Hinchuinr/ pale yellow, the veins only and the edges of the 

 outer markings being black ; the anal ocellus paler red, the end of upper and middle 

 and sometimes of each yellow interspace often being also red tinted ; the entire 

 transverse discal interspaces densely covered with yellow scales and inwardly 

 thickly speckled with violet-blue scales. Bodij above black, beneath and sides of 

 abdomen pale yellow ; sides of thorax above, frontal tuft and palpi yellow ; legs 

 above blackish, beneath yellowish, the tarsi being blackish ; antennse black. 



Female. Upperside similar to the male. Forewing with the yellow cell-bars 

 broader, the discal baud generally somewhat narrower, and the submarginal spots 

 larger. Underside similar to the male. 



Expanse, 3j to 3|- inches. 



Laeva and Pupa (see Plate 481). 



Habitat. — North-Western and Central Himalayas. 



Life History.— Egg. " Small, globular, and of a somewhat bluish-green 

 colour. Laid in considerable numbers on the Fennell, distributed over the 

 numerous ends of the branches, — but, on the Hemlock I never detected the eggs, 

 though larvEe were hatched from every bunch of flowers I obtained nearly. The 

 first batch of eggs are evidently laid early in April, and come out in May. The 

 May batch must be laid on some other plant than the Hemlock, which barely lasts 

 out the month. The Fennell is no doubt an adopted food, not being indigenous, 

 but found in nearly every native garden. 



YoDNG Caterpillar. — " JS^ewly born. Head large, shining black and hirsute. 

 Body spined, the spines longest on the thorax, graduating and very much reduced 

 in length on the 7ih and 8th segment, and longer again from thence to the anal 

 segment. All the spines thickly branched, and much swollen at the base. A dorsal 

 wiiite patch on the 7th and Sth segment (on which the spines also ai-e white) ; the 

 rest of the surface ochreous-oTeen. Anterior maro-iu of the 2nd sea:ment and 

 spiracular inflation light coloured. True legs shining black ; the claspers dark 

 coloured with light tips. Fir.it Moult. — Larva pale ochreous spotted with black, 

 with the dorsal white patcli on the 7th and Sth segment, and whitish about the 

 vent. Dorsal spines velvety-black, except those included in the white patch, which 

 have black branches. The lateral line of tubercles above the spiracular inflation 



