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CEYLON 
Haiiagama, 11 miles S.E. of Kandy. 
March 12th, 1904. 
This appears to be locally recognized as a great place for butter¬ 
flies; the collecting-ground is along the course of a rapidly-flowing 
stream with wooded banks, perhaps 500 ft. below Kandy, or say 
1000 ft. above sea-level. 
Again I had the advantage of Mr. Freedley’s company on the 
occasion of my expedition. The first thing to catch our attention 
was Hebomoia glaucippe , careering about in considerable numbers, 
but most unwilling to be caught. 
The pretty little Talieada nyseus was literally swarming. Indeed 
I cannot remember ever having seen a Lycaenid in such numbers. It 
was repeatedly observed to settle with its head upwards and immed¬ 
iately turn round. This habit of resting with the head down is 
common, if not general, in the family, and has an obvious bearing 
on the protective use of tails, anal lobes, and directive marks. 1 
Zizera otis was also in abundance, and Lampides celeno was common. 
Tirumala septentrionis was not common, and the specimens netted 
were tattered males; one had a symmetrical injury near the anal 
angle of the hind-wings, possibly due to the bite of a bird. I saw 
a few specimens of Crastia asela, and secured two males, which 
exhibited the acetylene odour. 
Neptis eurynome was common, and I took a specimen of the 
elegant Hypsid day-flying moth Deilemera nigrovenosa, Moore, which 
seems to mimic it. Of the beautiful Nepheronia ceylanica , I took 
one male. Cirrhochroa cognata was noted flying about a particular 
tree and did not appear to be attracted by flowers; I only saw it in 
that one spot, and the two taken were in poor condition. It is very 
like Cupha placida (Messaras erymanthis , Stgr.), of which I took 
a fine specimen close by, at wet sand. I again confounded the two 
species as at Lady Horton’s Drive. A few Ergolis ariadne and 
several Nychitona xiphia were seen. A male JSuphina nerissa had 
the sweet-briar scent; a female was in fine condition. 
At the furthest point reached in our walk, by a little bridge, two 
or three spots in the damp sand appeared to be very attractive. 
Besides the Cupha already mentioned there was Ixias pyrene , var. 
cingalensis , and Papilio pammon , the male, which was also seen flying 
about bushes, but not at flowers, was rather common. My Kallar 
friend Catophaga paulina was literally in crowds; they were all 
apparently males, sitting in dense clusters, their pointed white wings 
1 See Chap. X. § 10. 
