LYC^NA. 123 



Papilio chryseis, Denis & Schiffermiiller, Syst. Verz. Schmett. 



Wien. p. 181, no. 3 (1776); Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. i. 



figs. 337, 338, 355 (1803?); Haworth, Lepid. Brit. p. 41, 



no. 53 (1803). 

 Papilio curidice, Von Rottemburg, Naturforscher, vi. p. 28, 



no. 17 (1775); Esper, Schmett. i. (i) p. 329, pi. 31, 



fig- 3(1778). 

 Lyccena hippothoe, Kirby, Eur. Cutterflies and Moths, p. 55, 



pi. 14, fig. 12 (1879). 

 Folyonwiaiiis hippot/ioe, Lang, Butterflies Eur. p. 92, pi. 20, 



fig. 4(1881). 

 Poly onwiatus chryseis^ Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 667, no. 163 



(1823). 



Chrysophafius chryseis, Barrett, Lepid. Brit. Isl. i. p. 60 (1892). 

 Lyccena chryseis^ Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. i. p. 80 



(1828). 

 Var. Papilio eiirybia^ Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. i. (2) p. 



81 (1808). 

 PolyonimatiLS eurybia, Freyer, Neuere Beitr. ii. pi. 163, fig. 4 



' (1836).^ ^ 

 Papilio euridice, Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. i. figs. 339-342 



(1803?); Esper, Schmett. i. (2) p. 120, pi. 116, figs. 6, 



7 (1806?). 

 Polyonimattis euridice, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 668, no. 164 



(1823). 



Polyommatus hippothoe, var. eurybia, Lang, Butterflies Eur. 

 p. 92, pi. 20, fig. 5 (1881). 

 The Purple-edged Copper Butterfly was recorded by all the 

 older writers on entomology as British. It is common in many 

 parts of Europe and Northern and Western Asia, frequenting 

 flowery meadows near woods and grassy slopes from June to 

 August. It appears to have formerly inhabited the south of 

 England, but is probably now extinct. Epping Forest, and 



