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155 
specimens from Dalhousie, taken in June by Capt. Harford, and from Kulu by Capt. 
G-. Young. 
METAPORIA CAPHUSA (Plate 525, fig. 2, larva and pupa, 2a, b, A, 2c, ? ). 
Metciporia Gaphusa , Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1872, p. 564, $ ? ; id. l.c. 1882, p. 256. 
Aporia Caphusa, Mackirmon and de Niceville, Jonrn. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 1898, p. 589, pi. v. fig. 
20, a, b, c, larva and pupa. 
Aporia Agathon , Lang, Ent. Mo. Mag. 1864, p. 102. Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 489. 
Imago. —Male. Upperside browish-black. Forewing with a greyish-white 
speckled broad elongated cell-streak, a discal and a submarginal transverse series 
of greyish-white short narrow streaks, the three lowest pair each being indistinctly 
coalescent, and the lowest of the discal series broad and elongated ; below the latter 
is also a slender posterior marginal streak. Hindwing with a greyish-white basal 
costal spot, a broad costal streak, a broad cell streak, and a discal and submarginal 
series of short narrow pointed-streaks, the three or four lowest pairs each being 
slightly coalescent; the abdominal margin also broadly white. Underside duller 
black. Forewing with markings as above, but whiter. Mindwing with markings as 
above, but of a pale yellowish tint, except the basal spot, which is chrome yellow; 
the discal and submarginal series not being coalesced posteriorly. 
Female. Upperside dull black ; the markings on both wings pale yellowish-white, 
as in the male; the cell streak on the forewing being also prominent. Underside 
similar to the male, except that the markings of the hindwing are of a darker yellow 
tint. 
Expanse, S 2-j^ to 3, ¥ 3 to 3^ inches. 
Laeva and Pupa. —“ Resembles that of A. Soraota . It is dichroic, one form is 
reddish-brown, the other is green. Our figure 20b was drawn from a specimen 
preserved in glycerine, which had greatly shrunk, it should have been as long and 
slender as fig. 20a. The larvrn feed on Berberis nepalensis ; they are gregarious, and 
spin a joint feeble web, and lie together in communities of ten or more. They feed 
at night only. When full-grown the colour is dirty-brown, head black, each segment 
with a dorsal longitudinal dark brown stripe; the larva is thinly covered with weak 
white hairs. Just before pupation the colour turns to a light green, with the head 
and stripes as before; and to pupate burrow under the leaves at the foot of their 
food-plant. The pupa is also gregarious ” (P. W. Mackinnon, l.c. 589). 
Habitat. —-W. Himalayas. 
Disteibution. —Capt. A. M. Lang says “this is a mountain-insect, frequenting 
forests and shady glens. At Simla I saw it in considerable numbers in June. Its 
flight much resembles that of Dcinais Ohrysipjpus, and it is of easy capture. It 
appears local, as I have seen it only at Simla, and in some richly-wooded glens 
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