36 The Butterflies and Moths of Teneriffe. 



It is found from January to June in most localities 

 on and at a little distance from the coast ; gardens and 

 fields seem somewhat favoured, but it is by no means 

 common anywhere. There seem to be several broods 

 between the months mentioned above, but the larva and 

 pupa have not been observed. 



COLIAS EDUSA. 



Plate I. — Fig. 5 (female). 



This specimen is the English Clouded Yellow. The 

 wings measure from two to two and a half inches 

 across, the female being somewhat larger than the 

 male. Both sexes have the same broad black margin 

 on the fore and hind-wings, but the male differs from 

 the female in having no irregular yellow spots marked 

 on these black borders, which are seen in the female. 

 The hind-wings of the female are of a somewhat darker 

 shade of yellow, tinged with green, than those of the 

 ' male, and both sexes have a bright orange spot about 

 the middle of the wing. Beneath, both sexes are alike, 

 the fore-wings being of a lighter orange with several 



