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the delicate tails. Its flight is slow and heavy.” “ Not a very common species at 
Saugor, but by no means rare.” Major H. B. Hellard took it at Allahabad, N.W. India. 
We possess specimens of both dry and wet forms from Manpuri, N.W. Provinces, 
taken by the late Mr. 0. Horne, and a female (dry-form) taken at Akote, Central 
India, in February. Col. 0. Swinhoe took it at Dudhi and Shahgunge, Mirzapur, 
N. W. Prov. in February,” and also records it as “ plentiful in Karachi in July and 
August ” (P. Z. S. 1884, 512). We possess both forms from Karachi, taken in August, 
and the dry form from Kattywar and Sind. Proceeding Southward, Col. Swinhoe 
found it “ common in Mhow, from September to March ” (P. Z. S. 1886, 483); also 
“ common everywhere in Bombay and the Dekhan from October to June ; varying 
much in size and markings, some of the males taken in the cold weather at 
Ahmednuggur being very small and measuring less than three inches in expanse of 
the wings” (ib. P. Z. S. 1885, 145). Mr. J. Davidson and E. H. Aitken “reared 
the larva in Kanara during the rains. In the Dekhan, where it is much commoner, it 
feeds on Aristolochia bracteata , a feeble plant with bluish-green leaves, that trails on 
black soil ” (J. Bombay N. H. S. 1890, 362). “ It is even commoner in the Kanara 
district than P. Hector. As late as January we have seen a mangoe tree in bloom 
literally alive with them at an early hour in the morning. Both this species and 
P. Hector travel much ” (ib. l.c. 1896, 577). Mr. G. F. Hampson took it on the 
Nilgiris at from 1000 to 7000 feet” (J. A. Soc. Beng. 1888, 363). Capt. E. Y. 
Watson found it “ not very common in Madras from March to June ” (J. A. S. Beng. 
1890, 268). Sir W. Elliot reared the larva, in Madras, on A. bracteata , in August. 
“A few were taken at Sagar and Kathlekan, Mysore, in January ” (ib. J. Bombay 
N. H. S. 1890, 9). Mr. H. S. Ferguson records it as common in Travancore, in the 
low country and the Hills” (l.c. 1891, 446). In Ceylon Mr. F. M. Mackwood 
records it as occurring “ all the year round; in low country, and hills up to about 
4000 feet elevation. Occasionally a few occur in the highest range ” (Lep. Ceyl. i. 
151). Dr. N. Manders also found it “an abundant species in Ceylon, especially so 
in the low country ” (J. As. S. Beng. 1899, 221). Proceeding N.-Eastward, Mr 
W. C. Taylor says it is “very common at Kliorda, in Orissa” (List, p. 16). 
Mr. J. Kothney found it “ very common in Barrackpur Park near Calcutta, from 
March to October ” (Ent. Mo. Mag. 1882, 73). Mr. L. de Niceville says it is “ very 
common in the neighbourhood of Calcutta, where it is commonly called the “rose 
butterfly,” in consequence of its strong scent; the larva feeds on Aristolochia ,i 
(J. As. Soc. Beng. 1885, 52). We possess both sexes of the dry-season form from 
Calcutta. Col. C. Swinhoe records it from the Khasias (Tr. Ent. Soc. 1893, 313). 
Mr. J. Wood-Mason took “twenty males and four females at Silcuri, Cackar, in May 
and August” (J. As. Soc. Beng. 1886, 376). Mr. FI. J. Elwes records it as 
“ common in Sikkim up to 2000 or 3000 feet elevation, from April to December” 
