PLATE IV

ORIENTAL BUTTERFLIES

1. Danais chrysippus ♂ (Danainae)
2. Da"ais plexippus ♀
3. Argynnis hyperbius ♀ (Nymphalinae)
4. Arg"nnis hype" ♂
5. Elymnias undularis ♀ (Satyrinae)
6. Ely"nias und" ♂
7. Hypolimnas misippus ♀ (Nymphalinae)
8. Hypo"imnas misi" ♂

The two Danaids together with the females of the other threespecies form a "mimicry ring." For explanation see text, pp.[65]-[69].

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ORIENTAL BUTTERFLIES

PLATE V

ORIENTAL BUTTERFLIES

1. Papilio polytes ♂
2. " " ♀, var. cyrus (M form)
3. " " ♀, var. polytes (A form)
4. " " ♀, var. romulus (H form)
5. " aristolochiae
6. " hector

The specimens figured on this plate were taken in Ceylon wherethey are all plentiful.

Figures 1a—6a represent the under surfaces of the hind wingsbelonging to specimens 1—6.

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ORIENTAL BUTTERFLIES

PLATE VI

AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES

(except A. levana, Figs. 8—10, which is European)

1. Danais petiverana (Danainae)
2. Papilio leonidas (Papilionidae)
3. Amauris hyalites (Danainae)
4. Papilio leonidas var. brasidas (Papilionidae)
5. Pseudacraea boisduvali (Nymphalinae)
6. Papilio ridleyanus (Papilionidae)
7. Acraea egina (Acraeinae)
8. Araschnia levana var. porima
9. Aras"hnia le"ana var. prorsa
10. Aras"hnia le"ana
11. Precis octavia var. sesamus
12. Pr"cis oc"avia var. natalensis
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AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES

PLATE VII

TROPICAL AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES

1. Planema macarista ♂ (Acraeinae)
2. Pla"ema mac" ♀ (Acra"
3. Pla"ema tellus (Acra"
4. Pla"ema paragea (Acra"
5. Pla"ema epaea (Acra"
6. Pseudacraea hobleyi ♂ (Nymphalinae)
7. Pseu"acraea ho" ♀ (Nymp"
8. Pseu"acraea terra (Nymp"
9. Elymnias phegea ♀ (Satyrinae)
10. Papilio cynorta ♀ (Papilionidae)

(Note. Pseudacraea hobleyi and P. terra (Figs. 6—8) were at onetime regarded as separate species. More recently they have been shewnto be forms of the polymorphic species, Pseudacraea eurytus.)

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TROPICAL AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES

PLATE VIII

AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES

1. Papilio dardanus ♂
2. Pa"ilio dard" ♀, var. trophonius
3. Pa"ilio dard" ♀, var. hippocoon
4. Pa"ilio dard" ♀, var. cenea
5. Danais chrysippus (Danainae)
6. Amauris niavius (Dan"
7. Ama"ris echeria (Dan"
8. Hypolimnas dubius var. mima (Nymphalinae)
9. "Hypo"imnas du" var. wahlbergi "
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AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES