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under-side show through, on the hind-wings, and these 

 have black markings on the edges in the female. The 

 underside has a ground colour of sage-green, freely 

 spotted with white. The markings show considerable 

 variety, some being marked much more heavily than 

 others. It measures across the wings from two to two 

 and a half inches. The caterpillar, which is greyish 

 green, has yellow stripes on the back, and feeds generally 

 on cabbage. The butterflies are much pursued and 

 destroyed by dragon-flies. 



EITCHLOE CHARLONIA (Donzil). 



Plate I. — Fig. 4. 



This butterfly was seen near Orotava, 500 feet above 

 the sea-level, during the first week in May by the author, 

 who, however, was not fortunate enough to secure a 

 specimen. Several specimens of this species, which is 

 rare in the Canary Islands, have been netted in the 

 island of Fuerteventura, and two of them have been pre- 

 sented by Mr. E. H. Hodges, of Eugby, to the British 

 Museum, from which the illustration has been drawn. 



