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INDIA 
But the Chalcosiine 1 day-flying moth Agalope hyalina , Koll., elegant 
in shape and quiet in colour, its wings white, shaded with grey 
towards the tips, ochreous at the base, was quite a stranger. 
Fagu, alt. 8200 ft., to Theog, alt. 7400 ft. 
October 11th and 16th. 
Before our start in the morning I found abundance of Chryso- 
phanus pavana, Koll., in dry weedy corners of cultivated ground; 
this is sufficiently distinct from O.phlaeas , but has no especial oriental 
glamour. 
From the ground by the roadside I picked up a large newly- 
emerged Bombyx with the awe-striking name of Trabcda vishnu , 
Lefevre; it proved extremely tenacious of life and got a good deal 
damaged in the killing, as there was no oxalic acid available. Two 
Blues, Oyaniris vardhana , Moore, and Zizera maha , Koll., var. diluta , 
Feld., together with the Hairstreak, Ilerda sena , completed the bag 
for this stage. 
Theog, alt. 7400 ft. to Matiana, alt. 7700 ft. 
October 11th and 16th. 
At Theog, our first halting-place, Gonepteryx nipalensis was 
especially common, and here I took my first Athyma opalina, Koll., 
a Nymphaline resembling on both upper and lower surfaces Limenitis 
sibylla , Linn., an insect to which it is closely allied both in structure 
and habits. 
On the road, besides Ilerda sena , Chrysophanus pavana, Precis 
orithyia , and Argynnis issaea , several things turned up. Of Pyrameis 
cardui , Linn., a fresh brood appeared to have emerged on the 15th or 
16th October, and was common at the flowers of a straw-coloured 
thistle. I saw a few more Athyma opalina , and secured one. In 
their elegant floating flight one seems to see through the white mark¬ 
ings of the butterflies of this genus. The Simla school-boys call them 
“ Sailors,” but to me the name “ Ghosts ” would seem more appro¬ 
priate. They settle on the leaves of trees or shrubs, rarely affecting 
flowers. Here I got my first Precis lemonias , Linn., an insect with 
the habits and structure of a Yanessid, but with much the appear¬ 
ance of Pararge aegeria, Linn. A specimen of Terias libythea , Fabr., 
taken on the return journey, bears the note “ easy to catch,” which 
1 Sir George F. Hampson regards the Chalcosiinae as a sub-family of the 
Zygaenidae. 
