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in mist and even those coming down to the lake itself were slightly 

 clothed in a blue haze. After lunch and an hour or so's rest in the 

 gardens of the "Beau Rivage," I took the train to my desired haven, and 

 having had a good night's rest, was ready for whatever, fate had in store 

 for me. The following day found me fairly in the marshy tract that 

 I expected much from, the special objects of my visit being Lijcaena 

 eiipheiiiKs and 7>. arras, whilst in the hills further on I hoped for 

 Satynts briseis, and possibly, if not too early, S. dree also. Very soon 

 after I entered the marsh a little butterfly arose, and though I had 

 never before seen it alive in its natural habitat, I at once saw it could be 

 nothing but Loireia anijihidaiiiax, and this was my first Eclepens capture, 

 then another and another, ending with some half dozen fresh specimens 

 of this pretty little copper, whose acquaintance I was especially glad to 

 make in this unexpected way. The morning was somewhat cloudy 

 and insects were not much on the wing, at last, hoAvever, as I made my 

 way into the bog a dark Lycaena was flushed and a fine female I., areas 

 made its way into my net, then another, this time a male, and in the 

 chase after others many a time did I sink well over my boot-tops into 

 the deceptive green, but that was a small thing, when L. areas after L. 

 areas flitted by or settled, as they were very fond of doing, on the 

 globular fruit of the grass-like rush or on the seed heads of the long 

 grass. Then a somewhat paler species attracted my attention and I 

 found I had secured a L. eiipheiniis but past its best, and only four 

 specnnensin all were taken, these were considerabl}' worn, though one 

 was a nicely radiated example, the radiation however being scarcely 

 visible on the underside. The marsh did not produce anything else 

 except a couple of Lotveia dorilis, whilst on the edge away from the 

 road At/riades coridon, Melanarriia (jalathea and (Jonepterijx rliamni 

 were in evidence. During the two days I spent there I secured a nice 

 series of L. areas, but on comparing them with my examples from else- 

 where I find they are quite unusually dark in blue and with a strong 

 tendency to radiating spots markedly beyond the common, whilst the 

 females are almost black with the same characteristic as the male 

 towards radiated spots. This was quite new to me, for I had hitherto 

 only known a quite brown and spotless female. I took a single S' 

 with beautiful radiations on the underside. 



After some hours in the marsh, I moved into the hills above the 

 station, a totally different locality. The first thing that raced past 

 was apparently a perfectly fresh Pajdlio niachaon, and a stern chase 

 was successful in landing it into the net. Parnassius apollo was also 

 well in evidence, but going over, though I wish I had taken more, 

 for now that they are set I find several have a marked development of 

 red in the spot near the anal angle, and also in the spot beyond the ceil 

 between venis 4. and 6. In the meadows just below the woods were also 

 flying Vanessa iirtieae, not uncommonly, but I contented myself with two 

 brilliant and quite fresh examples. A worn out female of Dri/as iiaphia 

 next came my way, whilst I disturbed from the isolated shrubby oaks 

 several Bithys quereus, but the sun was not bright enough to make 

 them fly. The second brood of Melhaea didyina was just appearing, the 

 males being beautifully red in tone of colour, the females, however, 

 were quite normal. A single specimen of I'ararge maera fell a victim 

 to my avarice, evidently only just emerged, whilst P. vieyaera, in 

 equally fresh condition, was not uncommon in the clearings of the woods. 



