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PIER1S BELISAMA. 
PLATE VII. Fig. 1. 
Gudurl, Boisd Pap. Belisama, Cramer, PI. 2.58, 
fig. A, B, C, D. 
P. Belisama is another of these handsome and 
warmly tinted species which abound in Eastern 
Asia and the adjacent islands. It is generally about 
a third larger than our common cabbage butterflies, 
but smaller examples frequently occur ; the male 
yellowish-white above, with the whole of the outer 
angle and the costa of the anterior wings black; 
the limb of the hinder pair of the same colour. 
Female with the greater portion of the upper wings 
black, the remainder pale ochreous. Under side of 
the upper wings black in both sexes, with a group 
of yellow spots on the apex, and a small transverse 
whitish streak at the extremity of the discoidal cell ; 
the same side of the under wings bright yellow, 
inclining to orange, with a black posterior border 
dentated on the inner side, and bearing a row of 
rounded yellow spots ; at the base there is a trans- 
verse red stripe lying parallel with the margin ; 
body whitish ; antenna; black. 
Occurs plentifully in Java, Amboina, Sumatra, &c. 
