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times with the net before clearing off. The female is rarer 
here, and may be found settled on the tea, or on flowers. I 
found it very plentiful on the tea at Kegalle, but I never saw 
a male settled on the wet roads there. 
Other localities are Galle, Hambantota, Wellawaya, Kandy, 
tc. 
86. TALICADA NYSEUS. 
Also found in India and Burma. 
The upper side varies very little, but the late Mr. John 
Pole had several specimens in which the red patch was 
replaced by buff. The under side varies, especially in the 
number of the black spots on the lower wing. 
It is exceedingly common wherever its food plant 
(Bryophyllum) grows, and is very easy to breed. The larvee 
feed inside the thick leaves, only coming out to pupate. The 
affected leaves show the presence of the larve very clearly. 
It flies slowly, and settles frequently. In the evenings it 
generally roosts on flower heads, in groups of four or five, so 
the finest specimens, and unusual varieties, can then be 
selected, and caught in the killing bottle. It does not go 
to roost till rather late so there is not much time to take 
them before dark. 
It is plentiful all the year round at Haldummulla, and I 
have taken it at Galle, Hambantota, Wellawaya, Kandy, 
etc, 
87. EVERES PARRHASIUS, M. Everes argiades parrha- 
sius, E.; Everes argiades, De N. and B. 
E. argiades is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, and 
America and is said to have been taken near Dover. The 
limits of parrhasius do not seem to have been defined yet. 
Mr Bethune-Baker, in his address to the Entomological 
Society of London as President, in January, 1914, pointed 
out that the difference in the scales of argiades and parrhastus 
proved them to be distinct species ; and Dr. Chapman says 
their genitalia differ. 
The male varies little except in size; the female varies 
greatly, the ground colour above being sometimes brown, 
without a sign of blue, and at others pale grayish blue witha 
