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BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS. 



Switzerland, Austria, and South Tyrol. The 

 caterpillar is bluish grey, with a blackish dorsal 

 line, and a similar line on the side, bordered 

 with two pale yellow stripes. It feeds on 

 mallow and on Siachys recta in May. 



Genus Syrichthus, Boisd. 



Similar to the last Genus, but with white, 

 opaque, spots on the wings, and a tuft of hair 

 on tlie hind tibiag of the males. 



S. carthami, Hiibn. is dark brown, with 

 the fringes chequered with black and white. 

 The fore wings ha^e a row of white spots 

 e.\tending from the tip to the hind margins, 

 and several other spots near the base. The 

 hind wings have an indistinct lighter central 

 band, and sometimes a row of elongated spots 

 near the hind margins. On the under side 

 the fore wings are brownish in the middle, 

 grey on the margins, with the spots as above. 

 The hind wings are greenish grey beneath, 

 with light grey hind and inner margins, and 

 dark spots on the hind margin. There is a 

 white central band, and three confluent white 

 spots at the base. There are one or two 

 white spots on the hind margins. The butterfly 

 is found in the South of France and German\\ 



S. alveus, Hiibn. is dark brown, and very 

 like carthami, but smaller. The under side of the 

 fore wings is grey suffused with a darker shade, 

 and has the white spots as above. The hind 

 wings are whitish, with a dirty grey central 

 and submarginal band, and the base of the 

 same colour. It is widely distributed over 

 Central Europe, but is not found in Britain. 

 It appears in May and August. Var. fritillum, 

 Hiibn. is a small form in which the under 

 side is whiter than in the type. \'ar. cirsii, 

 Ramb. is also smaller, and has two bands of 

 white spots on the hind wings. Var. carlinae, 

 Ramb. is smaller and darker than the type. 

 All these varieties are found in Central Europe. 



S. serratulae, Ramb. closely resembles 

 alveus. It is brown, with small white spots on 

 the fore wings. The hind wings are imiform 

 brown, with one or two indistinct light spots 

 near the costa. On the under side the lore 

 wings are brownish with white spots, as above. 

 The hind wings are grey with two rows of spots 

 on the outer half, and one or two near the base. 

 The butterfly appears in July, and is found in 



Central and Southern Europe. Var. csecus, 

 Freyer. is smaller, and without spots on the 

 upper surface. It occu-s in the .^Ips of Switzer- 

 land and Austria. 



S. cacaliae, Ramb. resembles the last 

 species, but the white spots on the fore wings 

 are replaced by small dots. The hind wings 

 have a faint light central band. The under 

 side of the fore wings is reddish grej', with 

 the white spots as above, but Ir.rger. The 

 hind wings are like those of scrratula. The 

 butterfly appears in July, and inhabits the Alps 

 of Switzerland and the Tyrol, being found at 

 a high elevation. 



S. andromedae, Wallengr. is similar to 

 cacaltcs, but the spots on the upper side are 

 larger and more sharply defined, and the under- 

 side is brighter coloured. It inhabits the higher 

 Alps and the Tyrol. 



S. malvae, Linn. The Grizzled Skipper. 

 PI. XII. fig. g. is the only species of the Genus 

 found in Britain. It is common in the South 

 and Midland parts of England, local in the 

 North of England and in Scotland, but appa- 

 rently absent from Ireland. It frequents broad 

 wood paths and open places in and near woods, 

 and is often found in abundance in old quar- 

 ries. It usually appears in May in England, 

 but there is a second brood in August on the 

 Continent. The under side is like the upper, 

 but paler, and with the spots larger than 

 above. The hind wings are greenish or 

 brownish, with an indistinct marginal row of 

 white spots, one or two larger white spots 

 on the costa, and a few dots of the same 

 colour at the base. The larva is }'ellow- 

 ish brown, with a faint reddish tinge on the 

 back. The head is dark brown, and the dorsal 

 and lateral stripes darker than the ground 

 colour. It feeds on strawberry, raspberry, 

 Agrimonium, and Comaium. The pupa is brown, 

 with light blue spots and blackish marks. 

 Var. taras, Meig. PI. XII. fig. lo. is a 

 form in which the spots of the fore wings are 

 large and confluent. It occurs everywhere 

 with the type, but much more rarely. 



S. sao, Hiibn. is dark brown, with che- 

 quered fringes, and a marginal row of small 

 white spots. On the fore wings there is an 

 indented central row of larger white spots, and 

 a large discoidal spot. The hind wings have 



