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and which is not uncommon on many of the mountains, would no doubt be 

 readily eaten by the larva, and possibly some of the species of Saxifraga, so 

 abundant on our mountains, might also supply a food-plant, P. Apollo occurs 

 (on hills and mountains) throughout Europe, except Britain and the polar 

 regions. 



LYC^INID^ Leach. 

 LYCJSNA Fab. 



MINIMA Fuessl. (1775); AlsusS.V. (1776). Local. Pascual 



Ascends to 1400 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray 000 



West. Solway Clyde Argyle o o 

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



Type. European. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance -Imago. May-July. Larva. June-May. Food- 

 plant. Kidney-vetch, (Anthyllis vulneraria.) 



ICARUS Rott. (1775) ; {Alexis F. (1775) was another species.] 

 Common. Pascual and ericetal. Ascends to 2000 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray 3 



Orkney g 

 West. Solway Clyde Argyle West-Ross Heb- 

 rides. 

 Lat. 54°5o // -59°. Range in Europe. Throughout. Type. 

 Territorial. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. June, July ; August, September. Larva 

 April, May, July. Food-plant. Bird's-foot trefoil, (Lotus comiculatusf 

 and rest-harrow (Ononis). 



ASTRABCHE Bgstr. (1779) ; Medon Esp. (1777), [but Mcdon 

 CI., L. was another species] ; Agestis (S.V. pro parte) Hb. 



(1793)- 



Var. Artaxerxes F. Local. Rupestral. Ascends to upwards 

 of 1500 feet. 

 Distribution— East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee 0000 



West. Solway Clyde 000 

 Lat. 54°5o // -57°2o". Range in Europe. Scotland, and 

 north of England. Type. Scottish. Type in Britain. 

 Scottish. 



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

 plant. Rock-rose {Helianthemum vulgart). Astrarche ranges throughout the 

 countries of the European Fauna, except the northern regions. 

 ( To be continued. J 



