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Arge galathea. Occasionally to be found pretty plentifully ; but I found it very 



uncertain, and nowhere very common. 

 Lasiommata asgeria. In great profusion. 



,, megaera. Also very common. 



Hipparchia semele. Very scarce, 

 briseis. Not found, 

 tithonus. Very common, 

 janira. Do. 

 hyperanthus. Do. 

 Cseno ympha davus. Not found, 

 typhon. Do. 

 ascanius. Do. 

 hero. Do. 



pamphilus. Very common. 

 Oreina ligea. 1 



blandina. >- None of them found. 

 , , cassiope. ) 



Hamearis lucina. To be found occasionally. 



Thecla betulae. In the neighbourhood of Astley ; but very rarely, and not, so far 

 as I know, in other parts of this district. I believe, however, it has been 

 found near Bewdley Forest. 



,, quercus. Pretty common in certain portions of the district, on the right 

 bank of the Severn ; I have not found it on the left bank. But, consi- 

 dering that it is a common insect, I have found it less frequently than I 

 should have expected in such a locality, 

 pruni. Not found. 



W. album. One specimen only, near Maldon. 

 spini. Not found, 

 ilicis. Do. 



rubi. Very sparingly, and not in all seasons. 

 Chrysophanus phlaeas. Very abundant. I have found very large specimens, 

 exceeding by a third the ordinary expanse of the finest specimens, 

 and others presenting interesting variations in the markings e.g. , 

 one specimen in which the black spots on the anterior wings were 

 confluent ; another, in which the copper band on the posterior 

 wings was very pale, approaching towards the appearance of the 

 variety in which it is replaced by milk-white, though in this case 

 it was decidedly coppery, and glossy rather than fiery, while the 

 deficiency in brilliancy on the under wings seemed to have been 

 balanced by increased splendour in the colouring of the upper, 

 which, I think, exceeded in brilliancy those of any other specimen 

 of this species that I have ever captured. Other minor varia- 

 tions I have found, but none so notable as these two ; though, 

 on the whole, I should say I have found it a rather variable 

 insect. 



,, chryseis. Not found. 



,, dispar. Do. 



,, hippothoe. Do. 



virgaurese. Do. 



Polyommatus alsus. One specimen, near Kidderminster. 



,, argiolus. Rarely; in the neighbourhood of Hartlebury. 



,, acis. Not found. It has, however, been found in Worcestershire, 



though I do not know whether in this district. It is also found in 

 the adjoining counties. 

 ,, alcon. Not found. 



,, arion. Do. 



,, corydon. A single specimen, near Woodbury. 



,, adonis. Not found. 



alexis. In great profusion, and very variable. 



