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broad external border, sinuated in second median interspace and at external angle, black ; a 
subapical series of irregular yellow spots, a large broad lunate spot on the border in the first 
median interspace and a small spot below it yellow ; a large black discocellular spot : secon- 
daries irrorated with grey ; a submarginal series of large suboonfluent sulphur-yellow spots, 
bounded internally towards the costa by a few blackish scales ; apical border and three large 
spots at the extremities of the radial and second and third median branches black ; fringe 
varied with rose-colour ; a large bright orange spot at the end of the cell ; body normal. 
Under surface lemon-yellow, the characters of the upper surface indistinctly traceable through 
the texture of the wing, costal margins and fringes rose-coloured : primaries with a diamond- 
shaped silver-centred black discocellular spot ; three squamose blackish spots parallel to the 
outer margin on the median and inteniomedian interspaces: secondaries with an ochreous- 
bordered purple-edged silver spot at the end of the cell ; a diseal arched series of purplish-red 
dots commencing with an angular spot of the same colour upon the costa : body whitish, legs 
rosy. Expanse of wings 2 inches 8 lines. 
" Female. Above like the male, excepting that all the submarginal lemon-yellow spots of the 
secondaries are bounded internally by blackish scales, which, however, get less distinct 
towards the abdominal area ; below with rather brighter immaries, the three diseal spots 
larger, brown, and the series continued by two smaller brown spots or dots on the radial 
interspaces and two costal spots, the secondaries with a small additional silver-centred spec 
above the one at the end of the cell ; otherwise exactly like the male. 
'"^ Albino fimale. Above creamy white, the basal area and costal border of primaries and the 
secondaries bluish grey ; the spots on the border smaller than in the male, the discocellular 
spot larger ; the marginal spots of secondaries diffused and subconfiuent, the first being 
confluent with the apical border ; the submarginal spots only sUghtly paler than the ground- 
colour, smaller than in the ordinary form, the first two bounded internally by largo black 
lunate spots, the others by a few blackish scales ; orange spot very pale. Primaries below 
white, with greyish baaal area, the diseal series of spots completed, beginning in the interno- 
median and median interspaces with three decreasing triangular black spots, after which they 
are small and red-brown ; apical area greenish sulphur-yellow, brighter at outer margin : 
costal margin and fringe rose-red : secondaries green, washed with yellow towards the base, 
fringe rose-red; markings as in the ordinary female. Expanse of wings 2 inches 8 lines. 
•' This is a tolerably common species, allied to C. simoda, but differing constantly from that form in 
the greater length of the costal margin of the primaries, the larger pale submarginal spots, 
with less defined internal limiting spots on the secondaries, the maculated character of the 
border on these wings, the noticeably paler colour of the under surface, the increased number 
of the diseal spots on the under surface of the females, and the greater size of the albino 
females." {Bailer, I. c.) 
Var. subaurata, Butler. " Male. Above very similar in coloration and pattern to the preceding 
species [var. elwesii], but with distinct depressed marginal triangular yellow spots, and the 
wings less irrorated with grey ; the secondaries also without paler submarginal spots, but 
with a zigzag black line on and between the veins towards the apex; no distinct apical 
border, but six large marginal black spots. Below the wings are bright golden orange or 
very bright ochreous yellow, with the inner border of the primaries lemon-yellow ; three large 
black diacal spots (as in the preceding species), two blackish dots on the radial interspaces, 
and two brownish dots on the costa : a black discocellular spot, with a yellow pupil ; costal 
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