THE LF.I'lDOl'TrCRA OV E.SSKX. 8l 



One, Hackney Marshes, 1877 (7! Eedle ; Ent. \. 189). Twenty, 

 Woodford Bridge, 1877 {W. Cole ; E.N. ii. 170). One, Lea Bridge, 

 Sept. 17th, 1883 (6". F. Bralwn ; Ent. xvi. 259). One, Haze- 

 leigh, 1877 {Raynor; T.E.F.C. iii. 37). One, by Mr. Hewlett, at 

 Shenfieid, in 1878 {Ray/ior). 



Stepliens figured Colias c/irysothenie, Esp. {LJy.E. Haiist. i. 12, 

 pi. ii. fig. i) and writes: "The male from which the accompanying 

 figure was taken was captured in company with several other speci- 

 mens by H. Sims, Esq., in September, 181 1, either in the county of 

 Norfolk, or near Epping, in Essex " (see also Westivood and Hum- 

 phreys, B.B. 17, pi. iii. figs. 1-3). Cf. my remarks about the small 

 males of the third brood obtained in 1877 iyEnt. xi. 52, 53),and see 

 woodcut. C. chrysotheme is a South-east European species and 

 occurs throughout North America from California and Texas to the 

 northern and mountainous districts. Mr. H. J. JClwes says that its 

 distriljution " is quite unparalleled by that of any other species." 

 {T.E.S.L. 1884, 16.) 



See figure of a curious and interesting aberration of C. edusa 

 taken near Colchester in August, 1877 {Ent. \\. pi. and/. 52). 



Colias hyale, L. Pale Clouded Yellow. 



Geographical Disinl)ufio7t — Throughout palasarctic region, except extreme north, 

 to Japan, and South Africa. Extending its range northwards in Britain, fitful in 

 appearance. 



Larva — Darit green with narrow yellowish-white lateral stripe. Food — Various 

 species of trifolium. Imago — -July to September ; hibernates as larva. 



In some years not rare, but more often (juite absent ; generally 

 distributed. 



" Of this rare British species 1 have seen very few specimens, and 

 until the last season, only three recent captures had come to my 

 knowledge. The first of these was found in August, 181 1, at 

 Wrentham, in Suffolk, by the very ingenious and able artist to whose 

 accurate pencil I am indebted for the figures with which this work is 

 embellished[C. M.Curtis], and is in his brother's collection ; the second 

 specimen was taken about eight years ago in Epping Forest, in June, 

 and the third subsequently, near Brighton ; but last season many speci- 

 mens were captured near the last-named place by a person residing in 

 that town, tVc." {Stephens; I.B.E. Haust i. 14). Epping Forest ( West- 

 wood and Humphreys, B.B. 16). Epping, occasionally {S.M. i. 17). 

 Forty-three, Epiping, Aug., 1842; twenty-one in one day: "I have never 



