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Larva. — Pale bluish-green ; a conspicuous black, dorsal stripe from 
head to tail. Head chestnut-red ; legs ochreous ; spiracular rings black. 
Found on Hebcnstrcitia and on several species of Compositce^ in high 
sheltered situations among rocks, September and October. The young 
larva is of a much yellower green than in its full-grown state." — M. 
E. Barher. 
In 1863 twenty larva3 were hatched from eggs laid by a specimen 
captured near Cape Town. When just emerged, they were about 
i inch in length, rather closely set with bristly hairs, and with the head 
large. Their colour was sandy-yellowish. They would not eat various 
plants which I offered them, and I therefore liberated the survivors. 
Pupa. — Semi-transparent, Frcnch-ivhite in colour " (M. E. B.) 
Abdomen with a dorsal row, and on each side three rows, of small 
black spots ; rest of surface irrorated with black dots for the greater 
part ; some larger black spots at dorsal and lateral angles, and about 
head, and a row of them across outer portion of wing-covers. Anal 
prominence at point of suspension black. Suspended to ferns or 
other plants growing under shelving rocks. Imago emerged from pupa 
after two months" (M. E. B.) 
On 24th December 1876 Mr. 0. A. Pairbridge took two examples 
and in his garden at Sea Point, near Cape Town, of which the 
J individual had only just emerged from the chrysalis. The pupa- 
skin, which he forwarded with the butterfly, was attached to a slight 
silken web among dry stalks and leaves on a trellis immediately above 
a bank thickly covered with the " Kweek " grass {Stenotaphrum gla- 
hnm) ; and Mr. Pairbridge conjectures that this grass was probably 
the food- plant of the larva. Mrs. Barber informed me that she doubted 
if the larva fed on the plants on which she found it, as she had not 
seen it eating any of them. 
This very fine insect is peculiar to South Africa, but seems generally distri- 
buted wherever mountains or high rocky hills exist. It keeps very closely to 
elevated stations, as a rule, but will sometimes haunt lower ground, especially 
when strong winds prevail. Its flight is tolerably swift, and sometimes long- 
sustained, but usually it settles frequently, either on rocks, under overhanging 
banks, or on flowers. It exhibits a decided liking for red flowers ; — I have 
noticed it on Nerine, Hcemantlius, Antliolyza^ ancl Disa cornuta, and have 
taken two examples with the poUinia of the last-named plant attached to the 
head. Mrs. Barber found that at Highlands the butterfly was fond of the 
aloe flowers. When settled on flowers, it is easily approached and captured, 
but is very wary when resting on the ground or on rocks. Specimens Avhich I 
have noticed in Cape Town flew along under the eaves of houses, and occasionally 
entered open windows ; and two were thus captured in the Exhibition room of 
the South- African Museum. It is most prevalent during February, March, and 
April; but I have known it to occur as early as the 24th December and as 
late as the 18th May. 
The northern limit of TulbagliicC s range is not known, but its most northerly 
locality yet recorded is the district of Lydenburg, in the Transvaal, whence Mr. 
T. Ayres sent a specimen in 1879. This example, and those I have received 
from Burgh ersdorp, in the north-east corner of the Cape Colony, and from 
Basutoland, are rather smaller and darker than usual. 
