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upperside, but not so distinct. Antennae brown, ochraceous 

 yellow at apex ; head, thorax and abdomen with ochraceous 

 pubescence, the thorax beneath the pubescence metallic green ; on 

 the underside, the palpi, thorax and abdomen pale ochraceous 

 white. 



Exp. 3 2 58-68 mm. (2-2-2-7"). 



Hab. The " Painted Lady " is distributed over the whole world. 

 It occurs in and is recorded from all parts of India, Ceylon, 

 Assam, Burma and Teuasserim ; more plentifully in the hills and 

 often sporadically in certain districts. 



Larva. " Blackish brown, with a longitudinal pale interrupted 

 line on each side, the segments armed with short branched spines. 

 Feeds on Artemisia/' (Moore.) 



Pupa. " Tuberculate ; head bluntly cleft, pale ochreous or brown, 

 more or less spotted with yellow." (Moore.) 



Mr. E. H. Aitken records the larva as feeding on different 

 species of Blumea (fide de Niceville, t. c). 



377. Vanessa indica, PI. VI, fig. 39, Herbst (Papilio atalanta 

 indica), Natursyst. Schmett. vii, 1794, p. 171, pi. 180, figs. 1, 2 ; 

 Moore (Pyrameis), Lep. Ceyl. i, 1881, p. 50, pi. 27, fig. 2 ; de N. 

 (Pyrameis) Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 229. pi. 18, fig. 74 $ ; Moore, 

 Lep. Ind. iv, 1899-19C0, p. 103, pi. 320, figs. 1, 1 a, 1 b, <$ $ . 



S 2 • Resembles V. cardui, but the ground-colour is darker 

 both on the upper and under sides, and the orange markings 

 deeper and richer in tint. Differs also as follows: — Upperside 

 fore wing : the ochraceous orange-red on disc and across cell 

 proportionately of less extent, and uniform, not getting paler 

 towards apex of cell ; the upper four spots of the preapical trans- 

 verse series on the black apical area minute. Hind wiog : the 

 postdiscal transverse band much narrower and shorter, not 

 extending below vein 1, margined inwardly by a series of broad 

 black subcrescentic marks ; the tornal angle with a small patch of 

 violet scales bordered inwardly by a short black transverse line. 

 Underside very much darker than in V. cardui, the orange-red on 

 disc and in cell of fore wing restricted as on the upperside ; three 

 small transversely placed blue spots beyond the cell. Hind wing : 

 the mottling comparatively very dark, purplish black, with slender 

 white margins, shaded on disc with rich dark olive-brown ; the 

 postdiscal series of ocelli dark and somewhat obscure ; an inner 

 subterminal transverse series of blue, and an outer very much 

 slenderer transverse series of black lunules. Cilia of both fore and 

 hind wings white, alternated with brown. Antennas black, tipped 

 with pale ochraceous ; head, thorax and abdomen with dark olive- 

 brown pubescence ; beneath, the palpi, thorax and abdomen pale 

 ochraceous brown. 



Exp. 6 $ 58-70 mm. (2-3-2'75"). 



Hab. Throughout our limits, in the hills above 2000 feet ; oniy 



