. The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon. A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border; with numerous illustrations. Butterflies; Butterflies; Butterflies. 300 NYMPIIALIDyE. MORPIIIN^E. ENISPE. The genus Enispe comprises as yet only two species, both of which inhabit the north- eastern corner of India not extending to the Malay peninsula. The typical species has the wings bright orange-red, with several series of blackish markings ; but the other
. The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon. A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border; with numerous illustrations. Butterflies; Butterflies; Butterflies. 300 NYMPIIALIDyE. MORPIIIN^E. ENISPE. The genus Enispe comprises as yet only two species, both of which inhabit the north- eastern corner of India not extending to the Malay peninsula. The typical species has the wings bright orange-red, with several series of blackish markings ; but the other species has very much the colouring of a Discophora. Little or nothing is known of their habits, which are probably similar to those of the closely-allied Discophoras. Eey to the species of Enispo. A. Forewing with the outer margin straight and the apex acute ; hindwing with the outer margin regularly convex, and the anal angle acute. a. Both sexes bright orange with black markings. 2S4. E. KUTHYMius, India, Tenasserim. 3. Both sexes brown, with a lilac band and spots on the forewing ; female with ochreous yellow sputs on both wings. 285. E. CYCNus, India. 284. Enispe eutliymiiis, Doubieday. AdoUas euthymuis, Doubieday, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., vol. xvi, p. 179(1845) ; Enispe enthymius Doubieday, Hewitson, Gen. D. L., vol. ii, p. 292, pi. xl, fig. 2 (1850), Habitat : Sikkim, Naga and Khasi Hills, Assam, Cachar, Upper Tenasserim. Expanse : 3-4 to 3*9 inches. Dkscription : " Male : Upperside, both 'cvings bright orange-red. Fomving with a large [fuscous] spot on the disco-cellular nervules, followed by two small ill-defined ones on [either side of] the lower discoidal nervule ; the outer margin broadly fuscous black, with faint indications of four or five reddish lunules ; this black border dilated towards the apex, much dentate internally, preceded by a broad zigzag [fuscous] striga, commencing near the anterior and extending nearly to the inner margi
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