NYMPHALIN^E. 
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Charaxes athamas, Drury 
Also labelled Eulepis athamas in the Hope Coll, at Oxford. 
A common insect in wooded localities ; with scarcely any variation in either sex except 
in size. The sexes are practically alike, but the $ is usually much larger, and has the apical 
greenish spots in the forewing better developed than in the It has the same flight and habits 
as the former species. Four or five butterflies may often be seen at one time on a small overripe 
fruit, and it is also very fond of bamboo exudations. Sometimes the two species may be observed 
together on the same fruit, and they are also not seldom to be seen at putrid or other offensive 
matters on the ground. 
Fig. i, PI. VII is from a $ taken in May, but it is to be found throughout the year. 
Egg, sub-globular ; smooth, yellow ; attached singly to the underside of leaves of the 
foodplant, Albizzia Milletti ) Benth., Nat. Ord. Leguminosce , a straggling shrub or small tree 
only known from China. 
Larva, figured on PI. 2a, Fig. 15. The pupa is almost exactly like that of C. po/yxena, 
and is attached by the tip only, without a band. 
The larvae rest on the upperside of the leaves and often stick several of them together in 
a plane, generally resting thereon when nearly fullgrown ; probably because the leaves being 
pinnate the stems are too much encumbered to afford a comfortable resting-place, and the leaves 
unsupported are too small and weak to carry a heavy larva, unless secured together with silk. 
As will probably have been noticed, all Nymphalid pupae are attached by the tip of the 
abdomen only, without any band round the middle. 
The Nymphalidce , (Danaince , Satyrince , Morphince and Nymphalince) have the 
front legs very short, small and imperfect, and they are not used for walking. They seem 
occasionally to be employed as palpi. 
