. Butterflies. Vol. Lepidoptera. ABISARA. 493 de N. Butt, lnd. ii. 1886, p. 323, pi. 24, fig. 118 <3 ; Moore, Lep. Ind, v, 1901-1903, p. 88, pi. 403, figs. 1, 1 a-1 c, <$ $. A very variable form. Terinen of hind wing more or less broadly angulate or produced at apex of interspace 3, but not narrow or tailed as in A. neophron. Wet-season form.— S • Upper- side rich purple-brown or rnaroon-brown with a blue gloss. Pore wing with discal and postdiscal transverse fasciae very obscure and only slightly paler than the ground-colour. Hind wing uniform ; two inwardly conical small black s
. Butterflies. Vol. Lepidoptera. ABISARA. 493 de N. Butt, lnd. ii. 1886, p. 323, pi. 24, fig. 118 <3 ; Moore, Lep. Ind, v, 1901-1903, p. 88, pi. 403, figs. 1, 1 a-1 c, <$ $. A very variable form. Terinen of hind wing more or less broadly angulate or produced at apex of interspace 3, but not narrow or tailed as in A. neophron. Wet-season form.— S • Upper- side rich purple-brown or rnaroon-brown with a blue gloss. Pore wing with discal and postdiscal transverse fasciae very obscure and only slightly paler than the ground-colour. Hind wing uniform ; two inwardly conical small black spots near apex of interspace 1, and single similar but larger black spots near apices of interspaces 5 and 6 ; all these spots bordered slenderly and somewhat obscurely on the outer side with white. Underside dull maroon-brown. Fore wing with a broad, slightly curved discal, narrower post- discal and subterminal transverse pale fasciae; the discal fascia broadening anteriorly. Hind wing: a slightly curved narrow discal pale fascia; the black spots as on the upperside, but bordered on the inner and on the outer sides by an obscure pale lunular line". Antennae black with scattered pale specks ; head, thorax and abdomen maroon-brown ; beneath, the palpi, thorax and abdomen paler brown.— $ . Upperside hazel-brown, the terminal halves of the wings paler. Fore wing : discal and postdiscal broad, obscure, pale transverse fasciae, followed by similarly obscure, somewhat broken, inner and outer subterminal pale transverse lines. Hind wing with a transverse series of obscure postdiscal pale lunular spots ; the black white-margined spots as in the <$ but smaller, the anterior two superposed on the pale spots ; terminal margin below vein 4 with inner and outer, and above vein 4 with single subterminal transversely linear markings. Underside: ground- colour similar but paler on the basal, very much paler on the terminal halves of the wings ; the markings as on the upperside, b
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