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boeticua, Polyommatua .. .. .... • • • • 75 
bolina, Hypolimnas . ^5 
Bombax ceiba. 
Brand of Euplceince .. •• ^ 
„ „ Matapa aria.* 26 
Breynia fruticosa. ®8 
bromus, Parnara ... •• •• *81 
Buddleia asiatica... 
Bugs, Trees damaged by . 
Butterflies drinking at moist sand. 99 
„ attracted by white objects . 99 
„ settling on yellow leaves.. .. •• •• •• •• 
„ carrying pollen.I* 9 
„ taking up special “beats” H3 
„ , Courtship of . 83 
„ caught by flowers . 86 
„ drinking . 86 
„ peculiar to S. China. I 9 
Butterfly larvas damaging cultivated plants.106 
„ distinguishing foodplant of its larva . 83 
„ laying eggs. 56 
„ fauna of Hongkong.- •• I 9 
buxifolia, Atalantia . 70 
C ADUGA. 7 , 8 
Callidryas. 9 ® 
Calotes versicolor. .. .. .. •• .. 31 
Calysisme .... • • 23 
camara, Lantana.8, 85 
Canavalia gladiata . 48 
cauace, Vanessa .. 41 
canidia, Pieris .103 
Capparis pumila.. .. 99 
Caprona alida .124 
Caprona syrichthus .. •• •• 124,142 
cardui, Vanessa .. .. 42 
Cassia Tora.. •• •• 97 
„ mimosoides . 98 
„ occidentals. 100 
Catochrysops strabo . 74 
„ „ eaten by spider. 74 
Catochrysops cnejus . 75 
M ,, , Retractile processes of larva of .. .. 148 
Catophaga .105 
Catopsilia pyranthe .100 
„ settling on underside of leaves .100 
„ egg to imago in twenty days.101 
„ pomona .. .. .. ..101 
„ chryseis .. .. .. .. .. 100 
„ catilla.101 
„ crocale.. .' 101 
celeno, Lampides. 72 
Celtis sinensis . 147 
Celtis pliilippensis . 53 
Cethosia biblis », .... . „ 29 
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Chalcid, larva of Matapa parasitised by a. 126 
Chalcids parasitising eggs of Hesperids.123, 137 
Chalcids attacking Hesperid larvaa .. .. .. •• .. . • 136 
„ , Eggs and larvae of ..136 
Charaxes polyxena . & * 
,, athamas.. •• 65 
„ fond of offensive matters. 65 
charonia, Vanessa. 41 
Chilades laius. .. 70 
China, Smilax . 41 
Chinese words for “ butterfly ” and “ moth ”. 10 
chinensis, Scolopia . 30 
„ , Loranthus. 53 
„ , Gerydus . 07 
„ , Papilio paris var.1° 7 
Chin-san.. •• •• 150 
chromus, Hasora.139 
ohrysippus, Danais . 10 
chryseis, Catopsilia ...100 
Ohusan islands, Hestina assimilis in the. 64 
„ „ , Papilio aristolocliias common in the .. .. 107 
cicada, Neptis feeding at carcase of.. • • 48 
ciliare, Ischtemum .. . • • 23 
cippus, Tajuria .¥. 80 
Girrochroa mithila ... .. .. 30 
„ satellita . .. 30 
Clausena wampi.109 
clemanthe, Prioneris. 97 
Cierome eumeus. 26 
„ ,, absent from Lo-fou-shan .144 
“ Click ” of wings of butterfly. .. .. 41 
clytia, Papilio .. .. .. . Ill 
cnejus, Catochrysops. 75 
colaca, Parnara .. ..131 
Colias common at Shanghai . I 9 
colour of Athyma larva after moult, Change of . 49 
Colours of butterfly varying in different lights . 82 
„ „ Papilio pup®, Variable.109 
„ „ larva of Papilio clytia, Development of .. .. 112 
Colour-range of Melanitis leda . 24 
colour of Papilio larva before pupation, Change of .. .. 114 
Colours of butterflies fading .117 
„ „ larvaj at different stages, Variation of. 118 
columella, Neptis.. .. .. 48 
communis, Ricinus ... 42 
confusa, Lethe . 23 
corniculata, Oxalis . 71 
costal nervure of Eryolis, Dilation of .. .. . 47 
costal margin of forewing of Prioneris , Serrated .. ., .. 97 
Cratoxylon polyanthum . 49 
cristata, Barleria .. .. 43 
crocale, Catopsilia .. .. .. .. ... ,, 101 
