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broad external border, siiiuated in second median interspace and at external angle, black ; a 

 subapical series of irregular yellow spots, a large broad lunate spot on the border in the first 

 median interspace and a small spot below it yellow; a large black discocellular spot : secon- 

 daries irrorutod with grey ; a subraarginal series of large subconfluent sulphur-yellow spots, 

 bounded internally towards the costa by a few blackish scales ; apical border and three largo 

 spots at the extremities of the radial and second and third median branches black ; fringe 

 varied with rose-colour; a large bright orange spot at tho end of the cell; body normal. 

 Under surface lemon-yellow, the characters of the upper surface indistinctly traceable througli 

 the texture of the wing, costal margins and fringes rose-coloured : primaries with a diamond- 

 shaped silver-centred black discocellular spot ; three squamosc blackish spots parallel to the 

 outer margin on the median and interuomedian interspaces : secondaries with an ochreous- 

 bordered purple-edged silver spot at the end of the cell ; a discal arched series of purplish-red 

 dots commencing with an angular spot of the same colour upon the costa : body whitish, legs 

 rosy. Expause of wings 2 inches 8 lines. 



" Female. Al)ove like the male, excepting that all the submarginal lemon-yellow spots of the 

 secondaries are bounded internally by blackish scales, which, however, get less distinct 

 towards the abdominal area ; below with rather brighter primaries, the three discal spots 

 larger, brown, and tho series continued by two smaller brown spots or dots on the radial 

 interspaces and two costal spots, the secondaries with a small additional silver-centred spor. 

 above the one at the end of the cell ; otherwise exactly like the male. 



^'■Albino female. Above creamy white, the basal area and costal border of primaries and the 

 secondaries bluish grey ; the spots on the border smaller than in the male, the discocellular 

 spot larger; the marginal spots of secondaries diffused and subconfluent, the first being 

 confluent with the apical border ; the submarginal spots only slightly paler than the ground- 

 colour, smaller than in the ordinary form, the first two bounded internally by largo black 

 lunate spots, the others by a few blackish scales ; orange spot very pale. Primaries below 

 white, with greyish basal area, the discal series of spots completed, beginning in the interuo- 

 median and median interspaces with three decreasing triangular black spots, after which they 

 are small and red-brown ; apical area greenish sulphur-yellow, brighter at outer margin : 

 costal margin and fringe rose-red : secondaries green, washed with yellow towards the base, 

 fringe rose-red ; markings as in the ordinary female. Expanse of wings 2 inches 8 lines. 



" This is a tolerably common species, allied to C. simoda, but differing constantly from that form in 

 the greater length of the costal margin of the primaries, the larger pale submarginal spots, 

 with less defined internal limiting spots on the secondaries, the maculated character of the 

 border on these wings, the noticeably paler colour of the under surface, the increased number 

 of the discal spots on the under surface of the females, and the greater size of the albino 

 females." (Butler, 1. c.) 



Var. SUbaurata, Butler. " Male. Above very similar in coloration and pattern to the preceding 

 species [var. elivesii^, but with distinct depressed marginal triangular yellow spots, and the 

 wings less irrorated with grey ; the secondaries also without paler submarginal spots, but 

 with a zigzag black line on and between the veins tow;irds the apex ; no distinct apical 

 border, but six large marginal black spots. Below the wings are bright golden orange or 

 very bright ochreous yellow, with the inner border of the primaries lemon-yellow ; three large 

 black discal spots (as in the preceding species), two blackish dots on the radial interspaces, 

 and two brownish dots on the costa ; a black discocellular spot, with a yellow pupil ; costal 



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