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30. Junonia asterie, 
Pajnlio asterie, Linn., Syst. Nat. ed. x._, p. 472 (1758) 
{forma sest.). 
Pap. almana, Linn., I. c.j Mus. Ulr., p. 272 (1764) 
{forma hyem.). 
Common among long grass, especially in somewhat 
damp open places, but also found at the flowers of 
Lantana camera. The specimens taken in December, 
January, and February, are nearly all of the form de- 
scribed by Linnaeus as P. almana, in which the underside 
is dark russet-brown, with the ocellated spots absent, or 
only faintly indicated, and with a pale line from the apex 
of forewings to the lower angle of hindwings, the whole 
forming an excellent imitation of a withered leaf, almost 
as striking as the more celebrated Kallima. Occasionally, 
however, examples occur in these months with the ocelli of 
the underside more or less developed, approaching in this 
character to the wet-season form asterie, Linn., which 
appears at the end of April and in May. The seasonal 
forms of this species and Melanitis leda, at Hong-Kong, 
are fully treated of in an interesting paper read before 
the South London Entomological Society by the late 
J. JennerWeir, F.L.S. (Abstract of Proceedings South 
Lond. Ent. Soc. 189:^-93, pp. 65, et seq.) I found Junonia 
asterie (form almana) commonly at Hang-chau, Haining, 
and Shanghai, in October, 1892, the specimens being 
much larger and finer than those from Hong-Kong and 
other tropical countries. 
31. Junonia atlites. 
Papilio atlites. Linn., Cent. Ins., p. 24 (1763) (fide 
Aurivillius). 
Pap. laomedia, Linn., Syst. Nat., i,, 2, p. 772 (1767) (et 
auctorum) . 
This common Eastern butterfly is of somewhat doubt- 
ful occurrence at Hong-Kong. I have not met with it 
myself, but have seen one or two specimens in local 
collections, said to have been taken here. 
