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NYMPHALIDAE 
brown and black. The fore wing has the outer margin deeply 
hollowed out, forming a prominent projection below the 
truncated apex and another point above the rounded anal 
angle. The hind wing is strongly dentated and has a long 
central tail. The fore wing has three large dark costal 
blotches, and a curved series of five black spots crossing the 
wing, the lowest one near the anal angle ; between this and the 
base is a larger black spot. The outer margin is bordered 
with brown, and there is a sub-marginal series of light fulvous 
spots bordered by deep reddish-fulvous. The hind wing has 
three central black dots ; the two basal ones are continuous 
with those of the fore wing ; the rest of the wing is similar 
in pattern to the fore wing. 
( Under Side.) The under side varies from pinkish-grey 
to light olive-brown, being beautifully variegated with black, 
brown, bronze-green and ochreous ; in some there is a purplish 
hue. The basal half is brown, increasing in depth to the 
middle of the wing, where it forms a rich amber-brown 
angulated band crossing both wings ; in the centre of the 
hind wing is a pure white C-shaped mark. The outer margin 
is bordered with dark brown and edged with black lines; 
and there is a sub-marginal series of small black dots encircled 
with green and varying in size and depth of colour ; in some 
they form a conspicuous row of rather large, dark, metallic 
green spots. The apex of the fore wing and anal angle of 
the hind wing are olive-ochreous. 
The female is rather lighter and brighter in colour on the 
upper side ; the margin of the hind wing is reddish-chocolate. 
The under side is uniformly darker. 
Ab. Hutchinsoni differs greatly from the normal type both 
in the formation of the outer margins and in colouring. The 
outer margin of the fore wing is much less hollowed out and 
the projections of both wings are shorter. The colour of 
the upper side is orange-ochreous, and the spots are more 
clearly defined ; the outer marginal hollow is bordered with 
a black band. On the under side the whole of the colouring 
of the normal type is replaced by fulvous-brown and ochreous 
over the basal half. In both forms great variation occurs 
in the entire colouring of the under surface ; some specimens 
are beautifully mottled with metallic-green. 
