122 THE BUTTERFLIES OF CEYLON 
subgrisea by Moore, though he describes it as having the black 
discal spots below. I have only seen the one specimen. The 
ground colour of the under side of gyemtus seems to vary 
climatically, those from the hills being usually much darker 
than those from the low-country. 
The larva feeds on palms, and the butterfly -is found 
wherever coconuts are grown, and in some places where they 
are not. It is very abundant at Galle and Kurunegala, 
common at Pallai, near Jaffna, and not rare at Haputale and 
Haldummulla. I have no records of its capture above 5,000 
feet. 
For clasp of gremius, see Plate 4, fig. 17. That of subgrisea 
seems to be identical. 
202. SUASTUS MINUTA, E. Tagiades minuta, M. Peculiar 
to Ceylon. 
The prehensores are somewhat like those of S. gremius, the 
tegumen being almost identical. See Plate 4, figs. 17, 18 and 
1g. They are very distinct from those of any Tagiades that 
I have examined. 
It is very rare in Uva, and I have never found it common 
anywhere ; the native collectors, however, seem to be able to 
get any quantity at Kandy, and they have also sent me 
specimens from Ratnapura and Kottawa. The few living 
specimens I have seen only flew a short distance, and were 
very easy to catch. 
203. IAMBRIX SALSALA, E. Astictopterus stellifer, M. 
Found also in India, Burma, Malaya, Hong Kong, etc. 
The male is fairly constant, but the female varies very 
much in the number and size of the translucent discal spots 
on the fore wing. These vary in number in my specimens 
from 4 to 8, 
It is very common in jungles or on grass by the roadsides 
at Haldummulla, especially during the dry season. It is 
plentiful in jungles near Galle, and I have also taken it at 
Hambantota, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Kandy, etc., but 
have no notes of its capture above 4,000 feet, or north of 
Vavuniya. 
