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flight and general aspect. Indeed, even as seen in the net the 
Belenois so closely mimics the Mylothris that though specially on 
the look-out I was deceived, and this even when the two insects were 
taken the same morning. 
Pinacopteryx charina was decidedly common, but the sexes were 
very unequally distributed; we took seventeen males to two females. 
One male specimen had lost the anal angles of the hind-wings, 
probably from the bite of a lizard. Of G-lutophrissa saha, Fabr., a 
male was taken. The beautiful Eronia cleodora , Hiibn., was quite 
common; we took eighteen specimens which appear to be mostly 
males; it flies fast. The Plate forming the frontispiece of this 
volume gives a fair idea of the brilliance of the butterfly and the 
conspicuous arrangement of its strongly contrasted colours, but it 
shows even more satisfactorily its cryptic coloration when resting, as 
it was several times observed by us, upon or close by yellow, blotched 
and perforated leaves of the “ u-Bomaan.” This plant, now known 
as Isoglossa woodii, Clarke, belongs to the Natural Order Acanthaceae , 
and is not the food plant of the larva. 1 The underside of the hind¬ 
wing of the butterfly varies almost as much as the discoloured leaves, 
and the resemblance is general, that is to say, it is not a definite 
case of leaf-imitation. It should be noted that a coloured sketch of 
the leaves was made at the time, but in the absence of the butterfly, 
to avoid any tendency to exaggerate the resemblance. Mr. H. 
Knight’s drawing is quite admirable. 
Of Teracolus achine we took a male; of T. omphale, two of each 
sex; but we naturally paid more attention to the beautiful Purple- 
tip, Teracolus speciosus. This was not uncommon, and we secured 
six males and two females; during its flight, which is rapid, it looks 
like an ordinary White, the purple not showing on the wing. Butler 
named the “ dry ” form of this butterfly jobina , and considered the 
“ wet ” form to be the ione of Godart. 
Of Terias regularis we took a male, and of T. senegalensis a 
female, both of the dry-season form. 
We managed to get two specimens of Papilio policenes, Cram., 
but one of them was sadly battered; also one -male of P. dardanus, 
f. cenea ; a specimen of P. nireus , f. lyaeus, was easily secured flying 
low down when a cloud passed over the sun. 
Curiously enough we took but a solitary Blue, Vivachola antalus. 
1 It was a triumph of the Botanical Department at Cromwell Road to name this 
plant from three pressed leaves. It is figured in J. Medley Wood’s “ Natal Plants,” 
vol. i., Plate XXII., under the name of EcteinantMis origanoides , T. For further 
particulars, see Chapter X., § 14. 
