A MONTH AMONGST SPANISH BUTTERFLIES. 175 



Aveather was goin^- to clear sufficiently for insects to Hy. Friend Hoar 

 usually sallied forth wearing a warm British overcoat, albeit he carried 

 —somewhat pessimistically— a butterfly net ready for action. I 

 append a few notes on the individual species met with in the hope 

 that, taken in conjunction with those published by Mr. Sheldon, they 

 may be of assistance to future visitors. 



]/i/iirli(les pndabrinn. A few only. First seen on May '29th. 



I'apiUo iiKir/uton. Very scarce. Not more than six examples seen. 



Thais nniiina. Practically over. One or two passable examples 

 on May 30th. The larva? were very numerous on the Aristubxhia and 

 on the stones in the vicinity. They seem fond of resting on these 

 stones, often at a considerable distance from the plant, when not 

 actually feeding, and I have no doubt that they usually pupate on 

 them. Probably the stones are more comfortable than the plant 

 because they retain the heat better. 



Afioria cratacin'. Fine large examples. Not common. First seen 

 on May 30th. 



Pierin hrasaieae and /'. rapae. Abundant. 



P. napi was not met with. 



Pontia ihipliilice var. raphani (gen. aest.) Abundant from May 2Gth. 



Aiithor/taris bdia. A few in cornfields. \'ery worn. 



Kucldn'e cardaiiiines. Generally common from May 28th. 



h\ eiiphenoides. First seen on jNIay 31st and afterwards generally 

 abundant. The females generally have much less orange than those 

 which I took in the Esterel some years ago. I took one male, flying 

 strongly, which had the left hindwing of a very small size, being 

 scarcely larger than that of ( '. painphiliis. The malformation is the 

 more noticeable as the insect is larger than the average. 



Zeyris ciiphewe var. iiicyidionalis. We were almost too late for this 

 species and only managed to obtain about three or four each, and these 

 were the worse for wear. Only one female was secured and this was 

 unfortunately killed before its captor realised its sex. It is very strong 

 on the wing and difficult to catch. 



Lejitosia sinapis. A few at La Losilla from June 4th onwards. 



Coliax hipde. Uncommon and worn. 



C. ediisa. Common. Fine fresh examples from May 28th on- 

 wards. Ab. pallida was more frequent than I have found it elsewhere, 



GoneptenjA- (Ithndocera) rhaiinii and (i . (//.) dcnpatra. Hibernated 

 examples only. They are very fond of a shrub which has scented 

 blossoms resembling those of Jasniinuni midiiloniin. 



KliKjia (Thecla) spini. One worn example on June 10th. 



Calldphri/x riibi. Very worn. Both upper and undersides were too 

 rubbed to permit of any opinion as to the form to which they should 

 be ascribed. 



Lowcia {Chri/s(ipltani(s) alcip/uDii var. 'innliiis. One female in a 

 meadow by the river about three miles above Albarracin on June 8th. 



Iiiiiniria {< '.) piilacan. Uncommon and typical. 



Laiiipidcn hortiriis. Getting over at the time of our arrival, the few 

 good examples taken being met with in sainfoin fields. 



Sc(dita)itiilis nrion. Not common. First seen May 27th. They 

 were mostly of the iii/ira form. One was taken at La Losilla. 



S. baton var. panoptcx. Practically over. Only worn examples 

 were seen. 



