52 LEPIDOPTERA INDlCA. 



Sarharia Polydor, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1882, p. 258. Kirby, Allen's Nat. Hist. Butt. ii. p. 298 



(1896). 

 Papilio (Sci-harici) Poh/cior, Doherty, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1886, p. 136. Mackinnon and de 



Niccville, Journ. Bombay N. H. Soc. 1898, p. 594, pi. W, fig. 24, a.— e,— larva and pupa. 



Im.^go. — Male. TJpperside black. ForewuKj numerously irrorated with bright 

 green scales ; with a transverse submarginal broad golden-green scaled vein-divided 

 band, which becomes more or less slightly obsolescent anteriorly ; generally with five 

 elongated brown tomentose streaks — one on each of the three lower median veinlets, 

 the submedian, and another between the lower median and submedian, these being 

 most developed on tlie two lower medians ; cilia slenderly white. Rindwing witli 

 the basal and lower outer-discal area and middle of the tail numerously irrorated 

 with bright green scales, those on the costal area above the cell gradually replaced 

 by blue scales ; a moderately-broad upper discal bright purplisli-blue band which 

 narrows posteriorly, and then curves inward to the abdominal margin above the 

 anal ocellus, the lower portion of the baud being golden-green scaled ; a deep red 

 ocellated spot with black centre and inwardly edged with pale violet scales ; one, or 

 sometimes two or three, lower submarginal red Inuules ; cilia alternately narrowly 

 edged with white. Underside. Dark sepia-brown. Furewing with the cell, lower 

 basal, and apical area sparsely irrorated with ochreous-grey scales ; the submarginal 

 fascia being only posteriorly defined, narrower, and greyish- white scaled. Hiiuhciug 

 with the base and discal area densely irrorated with greyish-ochreous scales, the 

 outer border with a submarginal series of six red lunules and anal ocellus, each being 

 inwardly-edged with pale violet-blue scales ; the cilia between the veins being also 

 narrowly inwardly-edged with white, and the lower slightly red tinted. Both/ above, 

 and frontal tuft black and speckled with green scales ; the collar spotted with white ; 

 body beneath dark brown ; legs and antennas black. 



Female. Upperside similar to the male, except that, on the forewing, the 

 tomentose streaks are not present, and the submarginal green band is broader. 



Expanse, t? 3^ to 4f , ? 4^ to 4f inches. 



Larva and Pupa. — (See Plate 485.) 



Dry-season broud (Plate 486, fig. 1, la, ^, lb, ?). 

 Sarharia Peeroza, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1882, p. 258. 



Male. Generally comparatively smaller than the wet-seaso)i l)rood, and with 

 shorter hindwing and tail. Forewing with the transverse green band somewhat 

 narrower, and the tomentose streaks somewhat shorter. Hindwing with the baud 

 generally restricted to the anterior area, and is sometimes green tinted ; the posterior 

 portion of this band is either absent or more or less obsolescent. 



