446 SPHINGID^E. 



a broad greyish-purple dorsal stripe on thorax, continued on 

 abdomen as a, double whitish stripe, indistinct posteriad ; 

 a bronze-gold stripe down middle of tegula ; abdomen with 

 a broad golden dorso-lateral stripe. Fore wing pale brown 

 with a pink tinge, with seven or eight oblique lines from apex 

 to inner margin ; the brown discal band formed of two 

 separate lines, lines 1 and 2 being fused together ; lines 5 and 

 7 prominent, pinkish- white. Hind wing fuscous, cilia pale, 

 and a diffuse reddish submarginal band of varying width 

 from anal fold to near apex ; if the reddish scaling is extended 

 basad, one or two, seldom three, brown lines become visible. 

 Underside ochreous, palpus, breast and middle of abdomen 

 pinkish, sides of abdomen golden ; outer margin of both 

 wings chalky-pink. Expanse : $ 70-74 mm., $ 70-76 mm. 



$. Tenth tergite stout, rather strongly curved at end, apex 

 sinuate ; sternite pointed, broadly triangular, sides obliquely 

 rounded. Process of harpe horizontal, apically slightly dilated. 

 Armature of penis-sheath (fig. 110 I) : right process enlarged, 

 with two ridges of teeth, the left lobe reduced to a long pointed 

 process which bears traces of teeth. 



$. Vaginal armature asymmetrical (fig. 110 J), the ridge in 

 front and at sides of vaginal cavity at the right side gradually 

 fading away, while at the same time another ridge extends 

 into the cavity. 



Hah. W. and E. Himalayas, S. India, Ceylon and Burma, 

 eastwards to Java. We have bred it in the E. Himalayas, 

 S. India and Burma. It is fairly common in areas of heavy 

 rainfall during the wet months. 



Egg. — Broadly ovoid, surface smooth and shining, colour 

 pale green. 



Larva : — 



1st instar. Lemon-yellow when first hatched, later head 

 orange, body green, segments 12 to 14 yellow ; horn long, 

 slightly up-curved, shining black with reddish base. 2nd instar. 

 Head, anal flap and claspers orange ; body very pale olive - 

 green, segments 9 to 13 with a pink tinge owing to a series of 

 pink transverse lines lying very close together on these segments ; 

 dorso-lateral ocelli on 3 to 12, those on 3 and 12 black spots, 

 that on 4 white edged broadly with black above and below ; 

 that on 5 the same but double the size ; those on 6 to 11 

 smaller, pupil a white oblique band running up and back right 

 across each, edged narrowly above, broadly below, with 

 black ; horn black with base orange. 3rd instar. Horn long, 

 strongly up- curved ; head, anal flap and claspers orange ; 

 segment 2 paler orange ; rest of body ferruginous ; a narrow 

 black dorsal stripe on 2 and 3, continued as a faint dark stripe 

 to base of horn ; ocelli as in 2nd instar, except that those on 

 3 and 12 are also white-pupilled. 4th instar. Horn still long,. 



