ADOP/EA. 2 I 



This species, which appears in summer and autumn, is found 

 over the greater part of Europe, the Mediterranean Region, 

 and Western Asia, frequenting meadows, lanes, oi^en places in 

 woods, and similar localities, and is generally common, though 

 somewhat local, in Britain. It is, however, met with (commonly, 

 where it occurs) in many places in England and Wales, and in 

 several parts of Ireland. Duncan says : " The fly ajipears 

 in July, and is frequent in many parts of the country, both in 

 England and Scotland;" but its presence in Scotland does 

 not seem to have been confirmed by recent observers. 



THE SCARCE SMALL SKIPPER. ADOP/EA LINEOLA. 

 {Plate LXXr. Fi^. 2.) 



Papilio li/ieo/iiy Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. i. (2) p. 230 



(iSoS). 

 Papilio virgula, Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. i. figs. 660-661 (18 18?). 

 Hesperia lineola^ Latreille, Enc. Method, ix. p. 771, no. 119 



(1823); Duponchel, Le'pid. Erance, Sup[)l. i. p. 253, pi. 



41, figs. I, 2 (1832); Lang, Butterflies Eur. p. 35i,pl.8r, 



fig. 10 (1884); Barrett, Lepid. Brit. Isl. i. p. 279, pi. 38, 



figs. 2, 2^7-^/(1893). 

 Pamphila lincohi^ Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. '$>(i 



(1879). 



This species is very similar to the last, and is of about the 

 same size. It is darker, and the black line on the win<is of 

 the male is narrower, and generally longer. There are two 

 characters by which it may be distinguished at once; the hind- 

 wings arc of a uniform greenish ash-colour, not shading into 

 fulvous on the inner-margin, as in A. tliaunias ; and the tip of 

 the antenna: is black. 



The larva is pale yellowish green, with yellowisli-white lines 

 on the back and sides; the head is reddish. It feeds on grass 



