BRITISH AXD EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES AND jirOTIIS. 



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connected, are less obliquely placed. The 

 hind wings are broad and of a deep red colon', 

 with a broad black hind margin, which merges 

 into the ground colour in the middle and at 

 the apex. The antennae are long and gradu- 

 ally thickened, but terminate in a point. It 

 is common in Julj- in Alpine districts in 

 Southern Europe. The larva is greenish, with 

 a blackish dorsal line, and a yellow lateral 

 stripe with triangular black spots between. It 

 lives on Astragalus. 



Z. ephialtes, Linn, varies much in colour 

 and markings. It is blue-black, with five or 

 six red, yellow, or white spots on the fore 

 wings and one or two on the hind wings. 

 Tlie antennae are thickened towards the ex- 

 tremity, and again narrow to a point, which 

 is white or yellowish. The abdomen has a 

 complete red belt. The larva feeds in May 

 on Coronilla, Mniicago, and Trifolium pyatcnsc. Its 

 range comprises Central and Southern Europe, 

 except the West. Var. coronillae, Esp. has 

 six white spots on the fore wings, the two at 

 the base yellow, and a white spot on the hind 

 wings. The abdominal belt is yellow. Var. 

 trigonellae, Esp. PI. XVI. fig. 14. is like the 

 last, but with five spots on the fore wings. Var. 

 seacus, Esp. has five or six spots, and yellow 

 hind wings broadly bordered with black. It 

 occurs only in Austria and Hungary. Var. 

 peucedani, Esp. has six red spots on the 

 fore wings and a red spot on the hind wings. 

 The abdominal belt is also red. 



Z. fausta, Linn. PI. XVI. fig. 15. is found 

 in July and August in Southern and South- 

 Eastern Europe, especially in mountainous 

 districts. The larva is light green, with a red 

 cervical band, edged with white in front, and 

 red claspers. There is a brownish dorsal line 

 and a white lateral stripe, on which is a row 

 of black spots, with white ones below them. 

 The head is black. It feeds on Ornithopiis 

 perpusillus and Coronilla minima. 



Z. carniolica. Scop. Fore wings shining 

 green, with six red spots edged with white, 

 the second of which is much larger than the 

 first. Spots 3 to 5 are round, 4 is larger than 

 3 and 5, and spot 6 is long, narrow, and sub- 

 marginal. The fringes are white. It is found 

 in July in South and in some parts of Central 

 Europe. Teh larva is pale green, with a white 



dorsal and lateral stripe, with yellow dots upon 

 it, and a row of black triangles between them. 

 It feeds on Oncbiychis saliva, Astiagalus, and 

 Coronilla. Var. berolinensis. Stand, has no 

 white border around the red spots, and the 

 abdomen is perfectly black. 



FAMILY 



S Y N T O M I D .E. 



Small moths with long abdomen and small 

 hind wings, which have only five or six ner- 

 vures. Fore wings triangular, spotted with 

 white, with eleven or twelve nervures and a 

 subniedian nervure. All the wings are coloured 

 alike, with transparent spots. Antennas long 

 and filiform. Palpi smaU, and distinctly arti- 

 culated. No ocelli. The legs are long and 

 slender. The larvae have sixteen legs, and 

 warts bearing tufts of hair; they hibernate. 



Genus Syntomis, Latr. 



Fore wings with rounded angles and i-^ 

 nervures; hind margin as long as the inner 

 margin. Hind wings small, with five nervures 

 and two subniedian nervures. Abdomen long, 

 with light -coloured rings. Palpi small, erect, 

 the first joint longer than the others. 



S. phegea, Linn. Wings shining blue- 

 black, with white transparent spots on the 

 fore wings, arranged one near the base, two 

 in the middle, and three near the hind margin. 

 The hind wings with three spots in the male, 

 and two in the female. Antennse blue-black, 

 with white tips. Abdomen blue-black, with 

 yellow rings on the first and fifth segments. 

 It flies in June and July in open woods in 

 South and Central Europe, but is very local 

 North of the Alps. It varies much in the 

 size of the spots, which may in extreme cases 

 be more or less confluent on the one hand, 

 or completely ab;^c■nt on the other. The larva 

 is black, with tufted tubercles. It feeds on 

 sorrel, dandelion, plantain, etc. It hibernates 

 and forms its pupa in a slight cocoon, partly 

 composed of hairs. 



Genus Naclia, Boisd. 



Small yellowish brown moths, the fore 

 wings with eleven, the hind wings with six 

 nervures. The abdomen yellow, with black 



