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Fig. I, PI. IV is from a $ taken in May, but it occurs nearly every month. 
The larva is figured on PI. 2a, Fig. 3, pupa Fig. 4. It feeds on Loranthus chinensis , 
D.C., Nat. Ord. Loranthaceoz , a parasite on trees, especially on the Lichee and Carambola, but 
also on many other trees and shrubs. This particular sp. seems to be confined to China, but the 
genus is widely distributed in both Old and New World tropics. The larva is a most beautiful 
creature, the head and much of the body hidden by fern-like fronds, through which a wave or 
undulation continually passes from head to tail as the larva travels. It usually rests down the mid¬ 
rib of the leaf, on the upperside, the tips of the fronds pressed close to the leaf. 
The pupa is attached by the tip only, without a band, and is curiously angular and 
flattened at the end of the abdomen, which forms a sort of roof to the pupa. It is marked with 
yellowish, but not gilt. 
Apatura parisatis, Westwood 
A common butterfly here, the £ and $ differing widely both in shape and colour. The $ 
has a rapid flight and is fond of resting with expanded wings on a leaf in the shade, thence taking 
short and erratic flights. It also often settles on the ground. The $ has not such a swift flight, 
but also seems fond of shade, and both sexes may often be seen at Lantana flowers and overripe 
berries. Freshly emerged from the pupa the $ has a slight purple flush on the upperside. I have 
on several occasions seen the $ seized by the head by the small ambush-spider mentioned before, 
as the insect was busy feeding at flowers or berries. 
Fig. 4, PI. IV is from a Z taken in November, Fig. 5 a ? of the same month, but it is on 
the wing throughout the year, frequenting wooded localities. The underside varies slightly 
seasonally. 
Egg, globular, striated axially, yellowish; attached singly to the underside of leaves of the 
foodplants, Celtis philippensis , Blanco, Nat. Ord. Urticece , common from S. E. China through 
Malaya to N. Australia ; and Strychnos paniculata. Champ., Nat. Ord. Logamacece , a shrub 
or small tree not known out of China. Both plants have leaves with the nervures and mid-rib much 
raised on the under surface, alongside which the larva generally rests. Some larvae have the yellow 
dorsal stripe interrupted by black markings at intervals; others have only the thin green central 
line; some scarcely show this. 
The larva is figured on PI. 3a, Fig. 5, pupa Fig. 6. The pupa is attached by the tip 
only, without a band. 
Hestina assimilis, Linn . 
Not common round Macao, more numerous at Hongkong. It has a floating but rather 
strong flight, often high up, but is fond of flying up and down beneath large trees, sometimes 
settling on the trunks or even on the ground. This butterfly might be mistaken in flight for 
