Butterflies. 39 



LYCiENA WEBBIANA. 



Plate I. — Figs. 7 and 8. 



This is a smaller blue butterfly than that just described, 

 measuring about one inch across the wings. It is peculiar 

 to the Islands, and is known by some lovers of Ento- 

 mology as the " Peak Blue." It is not, however, found 

 on the Peak alone, but is netted in barrancos and gardens 

 at a much lower altitude ; it frequents the pine forests in 

 large numbers, and has been also found on the south coast 

 of the Island of Teneriffe, at Guimar (see Appendix B), 

 so it may be fairly considered to be widely dispersed 

 over the Island. It is undoubtedly found in the greatest 

 numbers in the elevated zone of the pine forests, where, 

 however, owing to the extremely slippery nature of the 

 ground, it is difficult to net. The male is of a beautiful 

 metallic blue colour ; the female of a much browner blue. 

 The upperside of the male, and the underside of the 

 female, are shown in the illustrations. 



The fore-wings of the underside in both sexes are 

 alike, being of an orange tawny colour, with a white 



