INSECTA SCOTICA. 

 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF SCOTLAND. 



( Continued from p. 168.J 

 Edited by F. BUCHANAN WHITE, M.D. 



paphia L. Rare or local. Nemoral. 



Distribution— East. o o Tay o o o o o 



West. o Clyde o o o 



Lat. 56°-56°3o /! ' Range in Europe. Nearly throughout. 



Type. European. Type in Britain. English. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. July, August. Larva. August-June. 

 Food-plant. Violet (Viola sylvatica). Paphia is rather less northern in its 

 European range than Adippe. Several other species of the genus, being both 

 alpine and boreal, might occur, e.g., Pales S.V., and Niobe L. 



VANESSA Fab. 



URTiaaE L. Abundant. Agrestal. Ascends to nearly 4000 



feet. Larvae seen at 1100 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray § § 8 



West. Solway Clyde Argyle West-Ross % 

 Lat. 54°5o"-57°5o" Range in Europe. Throughout. Type. 



Territorial. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. June-June. Larva. June- August. 

 Food-plant. Nettle. Only single-brooded in elevated districts. 



IO L. Not common in the south ; rare in the north. Agrestal. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth g Dee Moray 000 



West. Solway Clyde Argyle o o 

 Lat. 54°5o // -57°4o' / . Range in Europe. Nearly throughout. 

 Type. European. Type in Britain. English. 

 Time of Appearance— Imago. August-May. Larva. June-July. Food, 

 plant. Nettle. 



