50 The Butterflies and Moths of Teneriffe. 



also met with in Africa. The time of its appearance 



commences in May, and continues during the summer 



months. The larva is purplish-brown with black 



markings ; it feeds on heartsease. The upper and under 



side differ greatly, as may be seen in the illustrations. 



The prevailing colour of the upper surface is a beautiful 



bronze green, tinged with yellow on the fore-wings. The 



bronze green colour is freely marked all over by velvety 



black oblong spots, dashes, and lines, the margin of each 



wing having a continuous scalloped line of black. The 



body and hind-wings are very feathered and downy. The 



underside of the fore- wings is a brilliant pink-red and 



black colour, with an apical patch of green, having 



yellow markings. The hind-wings are green with a long 



irregular stripe of silver down the centre of each, the 



stripe being fringed on the outer edge by five silver 



dots. There is a marginal silver band with a fine yellow 



line running along the outer edge of the hind-wings. 



The body is green on the upper, and buff-yellow on 



the under-side, the legs being of the latter colour. 



There is not much difference between the male and 



female. 



