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c. Upperside ground-colour : forewing black, hindwing blue 
.J. orithyag, 
d. Upperside ground-colour pale lavender-grey or brown . .J. atlites. 
e. Upperside ground-colour rich orange-yellow . ...J. almana. 
The larvae are cylindrical with rows of spines or processes, and 
usually dull in colour. All feed on wild plants, but J. almana has been 
known to join other bands 
of swarming caterpillars and 
destroy rice fields on a large 
scale. The larva of J . orithyia 
feeds on a common weed, 
Justicia sp. (Plate XXVIII, 
fig. 1) and the larva of J. 
lemonias, on bariar (Sida 
rhombifolia). 
Fig. 284.—Vanessa cardui. 
Vanessa is represented by V. cardui, Linn., the u Painted Lady 1 of 
England, found throughout the world, and rarely in the plains, and by 
7. indica, Herbst. The larva is like that of Junonia ; the first feeds 
on Argemone mexicana, the second on Zornia and Blumea. 
Hypolimnas is remarkable on account of the striking sexual 
differences exhibited. The female in each case mimics a Danaine 
Fig. 285.— Hypolimnas misippus male. 
butterfly, H. bolina, Linn., mimicking Euplcea, H. misippus , Linn,, 
mimicking Danais chrysippus. The males are deep black, with a large 
