. Butterflies. Vol. Lepidoptera. DANAIS. 15. Fig. 4.—Venation of wings. Danais vulgaris. spot beyond it in apex, a slender costal streak, two large discal spots inwardly pointed, outwardly truncate, three elongate spots beyond apex of cell and four or five elongate preapical spots beyond them, finally a subterminal and a terminal series of spots decreasing in size towards apex of wing. Hind wing : elongate streaks in interspaces 1 a and 1 b, two in interspace 1, two in cell with a short slender streak obliquely between their apices, shorter streaks radiating out- wards in interspaces 2-
. Butterflies. Vol. Lepidoptera. DANAIS. 15. Fig. 4.—Venation of wings. Danais vulgaris. spot beyond it in apex, a slender costal streak, two large discal spots inwardly pointed, outwardly truncate, three elongate spots beyond apex of cell and four or five elongate preapical spots beyond them, finally a subterminal and a terminal series of spots decreasing in size towards apex of wing. Hind wing : elongate streaks in interspaces 1 a and 1 b, two in interspace 1, two in cell with a short slender streak obliquely between their apices, shorter streaks radiating out- wards in interspaces 2-6, a sub- terminal series of small spots and a terminal row of dots beyond. Underside similar, the markings better defined. Antennae black, palpi black above, bluish white below; head and thorax black, spotted with bluish white; ab- domen brown above, sullied white below. Male without any special sex-marks on the wings. Exp. 6 2 84-87 mm. (3-3-3-45"). Hob. Burma, Tenasserim, extending to Malacca, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java. The type in the collection of the British Museum is labelled Nepal, but the locality is almost certainly wrong. Race exprompta, Butler.— ^ 2 . Closely resembles D. vulgaris, Butler, but has all the markings much broader, the apical spot in cell of fore wing outwardly less emarginate; on the hind wing- interspaces 1 a and 1 b are entirely filled with the white streak, while the short slender streak lying between the apices of the streaks in the cell coalesces with the lower one. Exp. 6 2 76-84 mm. (3-3-8"). Hob. Ceylon. One specimen in the collection of the British Museum is labelled Padang, Sumatra. Race nicobarica, & de N.— tf 2 • I^ke- the preceding race, but the subhyaline markings still broader and somewhat blurred. Upperside :—fore wing: the whole basal two-thirds of interspace 1 bluish white, enclosing a fine longitudinal black line ; streak in discoidal cell very broad, occasionally produced to the apical spot in the cell.
Size: 1494px × 1672px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorbinghamcharlesthomas1, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
