NYMPHALINiE. 
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71. (6.) Precis Octavia, (Cramer). 
Papilio Octavia, Cram., Pap. Exot., ii. t. cxxxv. IF. b, c (1779). 
Vanessa Octavia, Godt., Enc. Metli., ix. p. 322, n. 60 (18 19). 
Angas, Kafirs. Illustr., pi. xxx. f. 8 (1849). 
Precis Octavia, Hiibn., Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 33, n. 274 (1826). 
Junonia Octavia, Trim., Rliop. Afr. Aust., i. p. 130, n. 77 {1862). 
Exip. al.^ 2 in. 2 lin. — 2 in. 8 lin. 
Sahiion-red, inclming to hrick-red, ivitli Hack horders and sjwts. 
Fore-ioing : base rather broadly blackish, especially on inner margin, 
where it extends as far as middle ; costa bordered with black, nar- 
rowest about middle, becoming broad and suffused before apex ; a 
broad, black, transverse stria in discoidal cell unites costal and inner- 
marginal Uach, leaving a spot of ground-colour between it and base ; 
a similar, more waved, rather narrower streak occupies extremity of 
discoidal cell ; a moderately- broad black border along hind-margin, 
containing two rows of small bluish Innules, the outer row generally 
ill defined, the inner almost always distinct ; immediately beneath, and 
united to, apical black is the first of a discal row of six round black 
spots, between nervules, from fifth subcostal nervule to submedian ner- 
vure ; fringe black, conspicuously spotted with white. Hind-iving : 
disc with a pink gloss ; base broadly blackish, extending in a broad 
band to middle of costa, where it ends abruptly, immediately below the 
termination of the inner-marginal black in fore-iving, occupying inner 
half of discoidal cell, and extending, rather suffusedly, to about middle, 
between first median nervule and submedian nervure ; a black streak, 
sometimes united to costal black, at extremity of cell ; along hind- 
margin, a black border similar to that in fore- wing, but broader, — its 
two rows of bluish lunules usually more distinct than in fore-wing ; 
an irregular transverse discal row of six round black spots, continuous 
of that in fore- wing, extending from costa to first median nervule ; 
towards inner margin is a clothing of silky ochreous hairs ; fringe as 
in fore-iuing. Under side. — Much paler^ more creamy in tint, shot 
with glistening pink ; black markings very similar to those of upper 
side. Fore-iving : a tinge of pale-yellow on costa, particularly near 
apex, where there is no broad blackish suffusion, but sometimes a faint 
fuscous cloud; the row of spots parallel to hind-margin commencing 
distinctly from costa^ the first spot increasing the number to seven ; 
double row of bluish lunules more conspicuous than on ^l2^)peT side, 
whiter. Hind-wing : basal black containing four rather large, very con- 
spicuous spots of the ground-colour, and dusted with blue scales, which 
form a transverse streak between costal and subcostal nervures near 
extremity of black ; whitish-bluish lunules in hind-marginal border 
large and very conspicuous ; row of black spots as on upper side ; 
inner-marginal region stained with ochre-yelloio. 
The sexes do not differ except in the larger size and broader, more 
rounded hind- wing of the 
