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Larva.—“ Colour dull blue-green. Head and all the segments closely dotted 
with minute blue tubercles, those on the head and sides black tipt; dorsal surface 
pubescent; a lateral fringe of soft white hair below the spiracles. Feeds on 
(Japp ciris” 
Pupa. — s£ Bright green. Sharply pointed at the head ; with two strong lateral 
points and keeled on dorsal surface of thoracic segments ; an interrupted yellow 
lateral line, and a short curved crimson line on each side just below thoracic 
segments bordering a small white irregular black speckled spot ” (E. E. Green, MS. 
Note, July, 1886). 
Habitat. —Ceylon ; S. India. 
Distribution.- —In Ceylon, Mr. F. M. Mackwood says this species occurs in the 
“ Hills from 2,000 to 6,000 feet elevation, and is comparatively scarce ” (Lep. 
Ceylon, i. 141). Mr. L. de Niceville records it as “ fairly common in Ceylon at 
moderate elevations. Dr. N. Manders has taken it in Punduloya in January, and 
has noted its occurrence, amongst other places, at Haputale, 5,000 feet, Koslande, 
2,500 feet, Behilul, 2,200 feet, and Wellaway, 500 feet. It is a splendid mimic in both 
sexes of the highly protected Bellas Bucharis , Drury, but its more rapid and some¬ 
what darting flight makes it easily distinguishable when on the wing : the acutely- 
pointed apex of the forewing is also a noticeable feature even in flight. The female 
is very rare ” (Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1899, 210.) In the British Museum 
Collection is a male from Kandy taken in July by Col. J. W. Yerbury. 
Of its occurrence in the Kanara District, South India, Messrs. Davidson, Bell, 
and Aitken write, 66 It cannot be distinguished from Delias Bucharis on the wing, 
unless a very close and clear view is obtained ; so doubtless we have seen more than 
we know, but we have only caught seven specimens in all. Of these, two were 
caught at the Gairsoppa Falls, or on the way to them, but we know that it occurs as 
far north as Karwar” (l.c. 1896, 570). Mr. T. R. Bell “ has seen a female laying 
eggs on a plant which is probably Gapparis tenera. The eggs hatched out, but the 
larva failed to reach maturity” (J. As. Soc. Beng. 1900, 270). A male labelled 
“ Nilgiris ” is in Mr. P. Crowley’s Collection. 
Mimicry. — et This butterfly is a splendid mimic of the highly protected Piccarda 
Bucharis , but its more rapid and somewhat darting flight makes it easily distinguish¬ 
able when on the wing ” (L. de Niceville, J. As. Soc. Beng. 1899, 210). 
Of our illustrations on Plate 536, fig. 2, 2a, b, are from a Ceylon male and 
female, and fig. 2c, the pupa, copied from Mr. E. E. Green’s original drawing. 
PRIONEEIS CLEMAMTHE (Plate 537, fig. 1, la,b, c, <$, Id, e, f, ? ). 
Pieris Clemanthe , Doubleday, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1846, p. 23. 
Prioneris Clemanthe , Wallace, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lend. 1867, pp. 385-6, 9 • Butler, Proc. Zool. Soe 
