40 The Butterflies and Moths of Teneriffe. 



uneven spot on the top margin of eacli wing, and five or 

 six somewhat indistinct brown spots at the outer edge, 

 interspersed with white. 



The hind-wings are of an ashy brown, with a longi- 

 tudinal, irregular silver white line down each, both wings 

 being minutely dotted with white. Five or six brown 

 spots, dusted with silver, are seen at the margin of the 

 hind-wings. It usually appears in March, though it has 

 been seen at an earlier date. The larva and pupa have 

 ■ not hitherto been found. 



LYCiENA LYSIMOX. 



This is the smallest specimen of blue butterfly found in 

 Teneriffe, being not quite one inch in expanse. The 

 female is rather a browner blue than the male. The 

 colouriug on the upperside is of a most beautiful 

 uniform blue, all the wiugs having a margin of brown j 

 and a slight white fringe at the edges. The underside of 

 all the wings is grey, rather freely dotted over with 

 darker spots, encircled by greyish white. It is very 

 commonly found on all grassy fields and lanes, and 



