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''■Male anil female. Wings above bright ochraceous, with the following blackish markings : — anterior 
wings with the apical half of the costal margin, four narrow M'aved fascicO (arranged in 
pairs) crossing cell, a waved and broken spot beyond cell extending from costa to the lower 
discoidal nervule, an oblique series of four spots divided by the median ncrvules ; a straight 
discal series of six spots placed between the nervules, followed by a similar series of four 
spots, the upper of which is placed between the discoidal nervules and the fourth between 
the second and third median nervules ; a submarginal and much-waved fascia terminating 
at the third median nervule, where it is followed by an irregular spot, and which is more or 
less connected along the nervules with a marginal series of spots preceded by a narrow line : 
posterior wings with some transversely^ waved fasciae on basal area ; a discal series of four 
rounded spots, the two upper divided by the lower subcostal nervule, and the third and 
fourth by the second median nervule ; two waved submarginal fascia, the innermost 
particularly waved and sinuated, and a marginal series of elongate spots. "Wings beneath as 
above, but with most of the dark markings paler ; anterior wings with the black spots near 
outer angle very large and prominent ; the straight scries of spots beyond cell are outwardly 
margined with greyish, and beyond this the wing has a violaceous suffusion ; posterior wings 
with the outer central linear dark fascia reddish and outwardly margined with greyish, 
beyond which the colour has a violaceous tinge, and the black spots are very minute and 
surrounded with reddish. Eody above somewhat concolorous with wings, beneath greyish; 
legs ochraceous, the femora greyish. Exp., J ? , 55-58 millim." (Distant, I. c.) 
" Larva. Purple-brown ; head armed with two delicate branched spines, each segment with two 
dorsal rows of similar spines and two lateral rows of shorter spines. Eeeds on Flacourtia, 
Salix, &c." (Moore, I. c.) 
"Thep?<prt, which I found on one occasion in Calcutta attached to the underside of a leaf of a 
tree resembling the weeping willow, was a beautiful green, with a subdorsal series of five 
acutely pointed tubercles, marked with red, between each pair another pair of very small 
blunt ones, the upper edge of the wing-covers and a spot on each side of the head also marked 
with red." (de JSlceville, I. c.) 
Flyer records and figures a specimen taken by the Rev. W. Andrews, 
October 1880, at Sonogi, about 30 miles from Nagasaki. 
According to de Niccville this is a common buttertiy in India, occurring 
throughout the year in the plains, and in suitable seasons in the Himalayas 
up to 8000 feet. I met with specimens in Kashmir in October. The species 
also occurs in CeyJon, the ISIalay Peninsula, Siam, Sumatra, Java, and China 
(de JSlceville). AYith regard to the latter country, I should say that the 
species was not met with by my collectors in any locality which they visited. 
