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leaving only an uneven marginal band of grey-brown. 

 There is an apical eye of black, witli a small white 

 centre. The hind-wings are ashy-grey, with a marginal 

 orange-tawny band. The body and base of the lower 

 wings are freely feathered. The under-side is similar in 

 colouring, only lighter ; the apical eyes are more strongly 

 marked ; the hind-wings are of an orange-brown tint, 

 the orange band being slightly defined on this side. 

 The male has no orange-tawny markings on the surface, 

 only a slight shade of yellow being seen on the fore-wings, 

 shimmering through the uniform brown colour of the 

 insect. There is a small black eye, with a white central 

 dot on the apex of each fore-wing. On the under-side the 

 fore-wings of the male are orange-tawny, the black eye 

 being larger and more pronounced than on the surface. 

 The hind-wings of the male are of a uniform olive-brown 

 colour. It is found in barrancos, meadows and rough 

 places, from the coast up to a moderately high altitude, 

 from April to September ; the male appears first in the 

 greatest numbers, and towards June the female is also 

 found in great quantities. The caterpillar has not been 

 observed. 



