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Exp. 55-70 mm. Common migrant. A. hyperbius. Bright tawny, lines of
black spots on wings. Under hindwing greenish with silver markings.
Exp. 65-85 mm. Hill dweller, migrates to plains in winter. A. phalantha.
Similar to Arcynnis but no silver markings.
Black spots under forewing, 4-5 black lines upper side. Exp. 50-60 mm.
Common in dry weather. A alcippe similar, smaller Exp. 35-50 mm.
C. erota. Male yellowish brown, female greenish brown, forewing with 2
lines of white spots. Hindwing toothed with 2 ringed spots. Borders of
black wavy lines. Exp. 70-110 mm. In thick forests of W. Ghats. C. thais.
Tawny, black margin to forewing, a line of black spots in hindwing. Exp.
60-70 mm. Evergreen shady places haunted. C nietneri mahratta. Orange
red, hindwing deeply toothed, borders of wings black with white designs.
Possess obnoxious odour. Common in W, Ghats, B ilithyia. Bright tawny,
veins black, a broad black band cut into 2 in forewing. Black bars and
spots. Variable. Exp. 45-55 mm. Common in plains.
E. ariadne. Bronwish black, slender wavy lines on wings, forewing
concave. Varies seasonally. Exp. 45-60 mm. Prefers plains. E. merione
(and var, taprobana). Similar but forewing not concave, lines on wings
double and wavy. Exp. 45-60 mm. Prefers hills and forested country.
Larva green, spiny, whitish band on back, feeds voraciously on castor
leaves, leaving only ribs. Pupates on twig. (Known as Castor butterfly).
Fam, Acraeidae. About 200 known species, only 2 or 3 Indian, one
recorded in Maharashtra. T. violae. Wings sparsely scaled, brick red,
spotted, black margin on one side, Hindwing border black with white
spots, Exp. 50-65 mm.
Fam. Erycinidae. Small family. India records 21 species, 2 in
Maharashtra. Forelegs in males brush like, in females fully developed. L
myrrha. Dark brown, palpi beaklike, forewing produced and cut, a
clublike band in the middle, another at top. Broad band in hindwing. Exp.
45-55 mm. A. echerius (var. prunosa). Dark brown, hindwing toothed,
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