_Acraea_, taken by kestrel, 118;
_A. axina_, 122;
_A. caldarena_, 122;
_A. egina_, 34, VI. 7;
_A. encedon_, patterns of different forms in relation to those of
_Danais chrysippus_, 29, 144;
typical form of, IX. D;
_alcippina_ form of, IX. E;
_daira_ form of, IX. F;
_A. halali_, 122;
_A. violae_, 33 note;
eaten by lizards, 108;
attacked by birds, 110, 117
Acraeinae, as models for African butterflies, 33
Adaptation and Natural Selection, 61
_Adelpha_, 54
African butterflies, mimicry among, 28-36
_Alcidis agathyrsus_, 27, 145, III. 1
_Aletis helcita_, 36
_Amauris echeria_, 30, 148, VIII. 7;
_A. hyalites_, 30, VI. 2;
_A. niavius_, 30, VIII. 6
_Amphidasys betularia_, rapidity of increase in melanic sport of, 101
_Anosia plexippus_ (= _Danais archippus_), 113
_Anthomysa_, 41
_Aporia agathon_, 149
_Araschnia levana_, seasonal dimorphism in, 130;
typical form, VI. 10;
_prorsa_ form, VI. 9;
_porima_ form, VI. 8
_Archonias_, 43, 56, 145;
_A. critias_, XI. 10
_Argynnis diana_, 47, XVI. 3;
_A. hyperbius_, 29;
as mimic of _Danais plexippus_, 52;
in mimicry ring, 66, IV. 3, 4
_Artamus fuscus_, 112
Asilid flies, as enemies of butterflies, 106
_Athyma punctata_, 53
Bates, G. L., on contents of birds' stomachs, 113
Bates, H. W., on mimicry, 9;
on resemblances between unpalatable forms, 14;
on initial variation in mimetic resemblance, 63;
on S. American Pierines attacked by birds, 112
Bateson, 3
_Belenois_, 36
Bingham, on birds eating butterflies, 110
Birds, as enemies of butterflies, 109;
stomach contents of, 113;
feeding experiments with, 115;
colour perception in, 119
Bowater, on _Amphidasys betularia_, 102, 137 note
Breeding experiments, with _Hypolimnas dubius_, 30;
with _Papilio polytes_, 84;
with _Papilio memnon_, 89;
with _Papilio dardanus_, 90;
with _Pseudacraea eurytus_, 128
Bryant, on birds eating butterflies, 114
_Buchanga atra_, 111
_Byblia ilithyia_, 122
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_Caduga tytia_, 24, 51, II. 2
_Callamesia pieridoides_, 56
_Calotes ophiomachus_, 107;
_C. versicolor_, 107
Carpenter, on intermediates in _Pseudacraea eurytus_, 126;
on breeding experiments with _Pseudacraea eurytus_, 128
_Castnia_, as mimic, 39, XII. 4;
scales of, 41, XV. 5
_Catopsilia_, 121;
_C. florella_, 111;
_C. pyranthe_, 111
_Cerchneis rupicoloides_, 118;
_C. naumanni_, 117
_Cercopithecus pygerythrus_, 121
_Charaxes athamas_, 110
_Citronophila similis_, 35
Classification of butterflies, 18-21
_Colaenis telesiphe_, 38, XI. 4
_Cyclosia hestinioides_, III. 3
_Cymatophora or_, establishment of melanic sport in, 102 note
_Cyrestis thyodamas_, 110
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