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^'Middle and Jiind legs moderately stout ; femur of the former pair longer than, of the latter 
pair equal to, the tibiae ; tibiiB subcylindric, with two interno-lateral series of spines, and 
sometimes a few external spines ; armed at the apex with two stout spurs ; tarsi equal to 
the tibia5, spinj- laterallj- and below, except the fifth joint, which wants the lateral spines ; 
the spines below somewhat in two series ; the upper surface sometimes with one or two 
delicate spines or stiff hairs. First joint more than double the length of the second ; this 
mostly equal to, but sometimes shorter than, the fifth, always longer than the third ; fourth 
mostly shorter than the third. Claws curved, grooved below. Paronychia bilaciniute, 
outer lacinia broad at the base, then very slender, pointed ; equal, or nearly equal, in 
length to the claw, sometimes almost strap-shaped : inner lacinia short, subtriangular. 
Pulvillus shorter than the claw, two-jointed ; second joint broad. 
" Abdomen rather small, about two thirds the length of the inner margin of the wing. 
" Larva with the head and all the segments armed with spines. Pupa tuberculated, scarcely 
angular." {Douhleday, I. c.) 
Junonia orithyia. (Plate XXV. figs. 8-10.) 
Papilio oritJuja, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 473 (1758) ; Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. pi. xix. 
figs. D, ^ , pi. xxxii. figs. E, F, $ (1775), iv. pi. ccxc. figs. A, B, ^ (1780). 
Cynthia orithya, Donovan, Ins. China (new ed.), p. 61, pi. xxxv. fig. 2, ? (1812). 
Junonia orithya, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 34 (1816) ; Butler, Cat. Eabr. Lep. 
B. M. p. 73 (18(59) ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. i. p. 41, pi. xxii. figs. 1 ( ), 1 a ( ? ), 1 6 
(larva & pupa) (1881). 
Junonia orithyia, Doubleday & Hewitson, Gen. Diurn. Lep. i. p. 209 (1849) ; Horsfield 
& Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 141, pi. v. figs. 5 (larva), 5 a (pupa) (1857) ; 
de Niceville, Butt. Ind. ii. p. 73 (1886). 
" Male. Upperside : fore wing dark blue-black from base to the disc, outer area fuliginous black ; 
a purple-tinted ochreous-white short oblique subapical baud, and two transverse submarginal 
narrow luuular fascite ; on the inner fascia are two small red-ringed ocelli, below which 
the posterior angle is tinged with blue ; costal edge ochreous wliite. Hind wing blue, 
suffused with purple ; a black basal angular patch curving across the cell towards the anal 
angle, and merging into brown on the abdominal margin ; two ocelli near the outer margin, 
the lower one red and ringed with black, the upper one almost black and blind ; two pale- 
bordered marginal lines. Underside dull ochreous. Fore wing with three transverse basal 
ochreous-red bands bordered with black ; a discal sinuous black fascia and pale outer lunular 
fasciae ; ocelli less distinct. Hind Aving with narrow brown transverse sinuous lines and a 
brownish discal fascia ; ocelli very pale and indistinct. 
" Female differs on the upperside in having the basal half of the hind wing entirely black, botli 
the ocelli being large and of a bright red. 
" Larva dark purple-brown, each segment with short branched spines, two lateral rows of small 
yellow spots. Feeds on Acantliads. 
" Pupa ochreous, speckled and lined with dark brown." {Moore, Lep. Ceyl.) 
The above description of the imago of J. orithyia refers to the ordinary 
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