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Ismenince. —The life-history of Badamia exclamationis, Fabr., is 
told by Dudgeon (Jo. Bo. Nat. H. Soc., X, 1895, p. 184) and his 
account is quoted by Sharp. The caterpillar feeds on Canna. 
Pamphilince A.—Suastus gremius is superficially like Parnara mathias, 
but has black spots on the hindwing beneath. It is recorded as feeding 
on rice, but probably is a palm leaf feeder principally, Davidson and 
Aitken rearing it only from several palms. It is stated to be the com¬ 
monest skipper in Lucknow (Phillipe). De Niceville gave an account 
of it in Indian Museum Notes (I, p. 9). 
Gangara thyrsis, Mo. (fig. 295), is a larger species whose larva also feeds 
on palms. Aitken speaks of the butterfly as coming out before dawn 
and after dusk. Matapa aria, Mo., was found commonly in Calcutta, 
feeding on bamboo leaves by de Niceville (Ind. Mus. Notes, Vol. V, 
p. 115). 
Pamphilince B .— Parnara ( Chapra) mathias , Fabr. (Plate XXXIII), is 
perhaps the most abundant of the family in the plains, a small olive 
Fig. 296— Parnara colaca. 
(I. M. N.) 
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Fig. 298—Parkaona palmarum. 
FEMALE. (I. M. N.) 
Fig. 297— Pa de aon a palmarum 
MALE. (I. M. N.) 
brown species with whitish speckles 
on each side of the wings. It is com- 
me nly found on rice as a larva or pupa 
and is occasionally destructive. There 
appear to be two broods on rice during 
the rains as a rule ; P. colaca, Mo., is 
stated to have fed in paddy in Savan. 
(I. M. N., Ill, 3, p. 4.) 
Telicota (Padraona) palmarum , Mo., is recorded from Date palm 
and is widespread in India. T. augias, Linn., is one of the very common 
