288 LEMONIID^. 
I received one example of this species from Moupin, Western China, where 
it was captured in June. 
Libythea lepita. 
Libytliva lepita, Moore, Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 240 (1857) ; 
de NiceviUe, Butt. lud. ii. p. 803 (1886) ; Pryer, Rliop. Nihon. p. 21, pi. v. fig. 13 
(1887). 
" Differs from Libythea riii/rrJia in the ferruginous streak from base of fore -wing being divided 
into two portions, the first being within the discoidal cell, the second a round terminal spot 
beyond its extremity." (Moor.% I. c.) 
" Not infrequently the terminal spot is joined to the discoidal streak, but the upper and lower 
edges of this combined streak are always highly irregular, the cell portion being shaped just 
like a tent-peg, while the streak in L. myrrlia is continuous, with even edges, so there is no 
difficulty in distinguishing them. Mr. Doherty remarks that ' the prehensores are quite 
different from those of L. myrrlia, from which species it seems perfectly distinct.' " {de Nice- 
ville, I. c.) 
Occurs at Wa-ssu-kow, Western China, in June, and at Chang-yaug, 
Central China, in June and July. The specimens from Western China are 
of a deeper and richer colour, and the fulvous markings are narrower than in 
typical examples. I met with L. lepita in the mountains near Oiwake, Japan, 
in September; and Pryer {I.e.) says: — "There is only one brood of this 
butterfly. It is the longest lived, in the perfect state, of any of the Lepido- 
ptera. It emerges from the pupa early in July, and lives until the following 
May. It retires to its hybernaculum soon after its emergence, and remains 
quiescent until the following March, when it is awakened by the first warm 
day, and may then be seen depositing its eggs on the unopened buds of the 
Celtis. The pupa is suspended by the tail after the manner of a Vanessa. 
It varies considerably in markings and size." 
According to de Niceville, tliis species occurs throughout the outer ranges 
of the Himalayas at moderate elevations. I met with it myself in Southern 
Kashmir in October, where it was common, and large numbers were fre- 
quently seen congregated together in Avet places on the paths. 
L. lepita is exceedingly close to L. celtis of Southern Europe, and may be 
the eastern form of that species. The larva of L. celtis is described by 
Dr. Lang (Butt. Eur. p. 152, pi. xxxii. fig. 2) as green with a dark dorsal 
stripe, black spiracles, and purplish lateral stripe ; it feeds on Celtis australis. 
