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nly seek to terrify themselves, and to see prodigies in everything, 

 slieve that during the night it had rained blood." 



In the family of NymphaUd(E, we will first mention the White 

 dmiral (Fig. 166). The 

 )per side of its wings is of 

 dark brown, almost black, 

 iversed in the middle by a 

 hite band divided into spots 

 ;ry close to each other. The 

 wer part of the wings is 

 rruginous, with a band and 

 lOts of white, as on the 

 )per, besides which it has 

 double hinder transverse 

 w of black dots. These 

 Dts are followed on the hind wings by some white spots, and the 

 hole of the inner margin is of a glossy ashy blue, with the base 



Fig. 166,— White Admiral {Limmitis sibilla). 



Fig. 167. — Limenitis Camilla. 



)Otted with black. This butterfly is not rare in the month of July 

 I woods in the south of England, where it flies round and settles 

 pon the branches of the underwood. The caterpillar is of a delicate 



