JUNONIA. 281 
Alcyoneis asterie, Hiibner, Yerz. bik. Scliiiictt. p. 35 (1810). 
Vanessa asterie, Godart, Euc. Metli. ix. p. 3:21 (liSl'J). 
Junonia asterie, Horsfickl & ]Moorc, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 142, pi. v. figs, 
(larva), 6 a (pupa) (1857) ; Moore, Lcp. Ci-yl. i. p. 43, pi. xxii. fig. 2 (1881) ; Distant, 
Rhop. Malay, p. 94., pi. xi. figs. 1, 2 (1882) ; de Niceville, Butt. Iiid. ii. p. 07 
(1880). 
" Male an'! Fomile. Wings above warm ocliraccous, with the basal areas of buth wings slightly 
infuscated, and with the following markings: — Fore wing with the costal area pale fuscous, 
and with an irregular fascia denoted by black margins crossing the middle of the cell, and 
a similar one with its internal area infuscated at end of tlie cell ; this is followed by a some- 
what similar but darker fascia, which terminates at base of the third median nervule, 
between which and apex is a subtriangiibir black patch, more or less enclosing two ocellated 
spots divided by the upper discoidal nervule ; a large ocellated spot placed on the middle of 
the second and first median ncrvulcs, with a white centre and black outer margin; and 
a marginal and two submarginal black lines, the inner one of which is generally the palest, 
and the spaces between which arc usually more or loss infuscated. Hiud wing with a very 
large ocellated spot purplish with two whitish inner spots, an outer black patch and j'ellow 
and black margins, the upper surface of which rests on the first subcostal ner^nile, and 
its posterior margin is situated between the discoidal and third median nervules ; and a 
smaller one between the second and first median nervules, in some specimens the latter 
is praeticall}- obsolete ; marginal and submarginal lines as on the fore wing, but the inner one 
darkest. Underside pale obscure ochraceous ; tbe three basal costal fasciae as on the upper- 
side of the fore wing, but their internal areas not infuscated, and the outer margin of the 
third continued in an oblique line across both wings, terminating near the anal angle of the 
hind wing, this line being inwardly and broadly margined with white ; a slender, fuscous, 
irregularly rounded line at the base of the hind wing crossing the cell ; ocellated spots as 
above, but paler, the larger discal spot on the hind wing being compressed, irregularly sub- 
ovate and bipupillate, the lower spot usually larger than above ; marginal and submarginal 
lines as above, the inner terminating in a small black spot at the anal angle. Body and legs 
more or less concolorous with the wings. Expanse 48-58 millim." (Distant, I. c.) 
" Larva (figured by Horsfield from Java, where it feeds on a species of Justicia) is pale brown, 
the segments more or less marked with black, and bearing numerous many-branched spines. 
Head ochreous, the body with a dorsal line of the same colour. Pupa ochreous, marked and 
spotted with black, abdominal segments above the tubercular projections." (de Sicf-viUe, 1. c.) 
Occiu-s comraouly at Wa-sliau, "Wa-ssu-kow, Pu-tsu-foug, and Chia-kou-ho 
in Western China, also at Chang-yang, Central China, and I have received 
specimens from Loochoo. Also recorded from Ningpo. 
Junonia asterie has a very wide distribntion. According to de Niceville, 
it is found in India, Ceylon, Andaman and Nicobar Isles, Bm-ma, Malay 
Peninsula, Siam, Malay Archipelago, Formosa, and Japan. Mr. Elwcs 
(Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1881, p. 89G) mentions specimens in Piycr's collection 
from Shanghai. 
I do not know of any authentic record of this species from Japan. 
