2jiO some account of THK LEI'IDOPTEnA ROUND EXETER. 



out its yellow flag triumphantly upon the green slopes, beautifully contrasted 

 with those delicate wavy tints of light blue Flax, (Linum angmtifoUum,) with 

 which the banks are occasionally dashed, as though the sky had here impressed 

 upon the earth a gentle reflex of its own celestial colour; or the breath of 

 Some passing fairy, fresh from its harebell home, had left, upon these grassy 

 clifis, the hue of its favourite flower: but to return to the order Leguminosoe, 

 plants which bear legumes or pods. 



"It is not only among the most extensive that are known, but one of the 

 most important to man for ornament, utility, and nutriment. When we reflect 

 that the Cercisy which renders the gardens of Turkey resplendent with its 

 myriads of purple flowers; the Acacia not less valued for its airy foliage and 

 elegant blossoms than for its hard and durable wood, the logwoods and rose- 

 woods of commerce, the Laburnum, the classical Cytisus, Florenfem cytisum. 

 The Furze and the Broom, the pride of the otherwise dreary heaths of 

 Europe, (the former the peculiar and appropriate ornament of the South 

 Downs, the latter more partial to the sandy soil of the Weald;) the bean, 

 the pea, the vetch, the clover, etc., objects of the farmer's care, are so 

 many species of Legiominosoe, and that gum-arabic, indigo, and other precious 

 drugs — senna, liquorice, and manna are products of this family, it will' be 

 seen that few orders can have greater claims upon the attention." 



(To be continued.) 



SOME xVCCOUNT OF THE LEPIDOPTERA ROUND EXETER. 



BY MR. EDWARD PARFITT. 

 (Continued from page \oo.) 



Family Hesperidjs. 

 Of this interesting and curious family we possess most of the species 

 indigenous to Britain; they being, as it were, the stepping-stone or the 

 link in the chain connecting the two great families together — the Diurnal and 

 Nocturnal Lepidoptera, or the Butterflies and Moths, proper. The first, and 

 indeed a rather common insect with us, is the Grizzled Skipper, {Thymcle 

 Alveolus.) This insect is plentiful with us most years in Stoke Wood, 

 in the Furze-brake, and on Haldon also. Thymele Tages, (Dingy Skipper,) 

 is by no means common; now and then one is to be taken in Stoke Wood, 

 and I am not aware of its being found anywhere else about here. Pamphila 

 Sylvanus: this is a very common insect on most of the heath lands in this 

 neighbourhood, such as Stoke Wood and Ex wick, and on Haldon plentiful. 

 One more only remains to be mentioned, and that is the Pearl Skipper, 

 {Pamphila Comma.) This is a rare insect; I have only taken one pair, and those 

 were taken at Exmouth three years ago: it is a distinct and very beautiful 

 insect. I think it very probable that the others belonging to this family 

 might be found round the neighbourhood of Torquay, or on Dartmoor, in 

 the Limestone or Granite district. 



