1^6 LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 



formerly. This is one of the victims of makers 

 of "butterfly pictures," who used to capture them 

 by hundreds at Leigh, and other localities where 

 they are not now often seen in any numbers. 

 „ Selene. F. Occurs in the same localities as the last- 

 named species, but is rather more local, and 

 appears about ten days later in the season. 



Melit^a Artemis. F. Glos. Boiling Wells, Bristol, g.h. 

 Old Market Street, Bristol, and Durdham 

 Down, a.e.h. Almondsbury. j.a.h. Alderley 

 lower Woods, Wotton-under-Edge. v.r.p. 

 Near Dursley. w.f.w. 



Somerset. Portishead, j.n.d. Hallatrow. 

 R. V. Sherring. Weston-super-Mare, g.r.c. 

 Wells. Dr. Livett. Local, but not scarce in 

 marshy meadows. 



Vanessa C. Album. L. This species, though nowhere very 

 common, seems to be generally distributed 

 throughout the district. It is not, however, 

 marked on Dr. Livett s list from Wells. Mr. 

 Perkins says of this species — '' A great lover of 

 wall fruit, apricots, plums, &c. It sometimes 

 occurs at Wotton-under-Edge in profusion, and 

 varies greatly both in form and colour."— .v.r.p 

 i7i litL 

 ,, Urtical. L. Abundant everywhere. 

 „ Polychloros. L. Generally distributed throughout 

 the district, but rather local. Mr. Vaughan 

 says. '^ common some years in all its stages." 

 " In great abundance at Wotton-under-Edge, in 

 1859 ; is fond of hybernating indoors.'* 



V.R.P. 



„ Antiopa. L. Several specimens of this beautiful rarity 

 have been recorded from the district. 



