22 THE BUTTEKFI^IES OF SWITZERLAND 



Log. Wide spread throughout the region, but somewhat local, 

 vi.-viii. b, [It would require a monograph to give all the Iocs, with 

 their varying forms ; the following are only examples, and in most 

 cases neither books nor correspondents give much detail as to size 

 and markings.] Veytaux, v. 27/97; Caux, vi. /97 ; Sepey, in 

 many places, large and It., vii. b. /97 ((17/.) ; on most of the slopes 

 bordering on the Rhone Valley, /'.//., all round Martigny, Mayens de 

 Sion, Evolena, Val d'xVnniviers, Forest of Aletsch, &c. (Fav.) ; St. 

 Nicholas, vi. 30-vii. 20/98 ; Binn [Bkm.), &c. Meyrin, vii. 26 ; 

 Versoix, viii. 18 (/>V.); Miirren, vii. e. 1900, a It. form (Tf7(.) ; 

 marshes nr. Biinschen, 3000ft. (/7//.) ; Liestal {Kane) ; Jura, «>.//., 

 Ht. Cergues, viii. 29 {Bl.) ; San Stefano, vi. 29, v. dk. {jMat/c'r) ; 

 Pontresina, vii. /84, &c. (Liint.) ; Val Leventina, v. large and brt. 

 (Trapp) ; Splugen, vii. 5, 1900, ab. {IL-hirn.). 



Savoie, cj/., Chavoire, vii. e. /02, worn; Megeve, viii. b. 02 ; The 

 Brevent, viii. m. /02 ; Gresy-sur-Aix, vii. e. /97 (Tiitt) ; Digne, Eaux 

 Chaudes, vii. m., ab., v. variable, from brt. It. bl. to var. Obsado 

 {II.- Bill.) ; \'allon Obscur, St. Martin Vesnbie, Madone des Fenetres 

 {Brill.) ; Baveno, v. large, vii, /88 {Liim.) ; fjrenner, vii. 27, 1900, v. 

 dk., approaching ^-»/>.sr»ra (/7.-/.'>-».) ; high up the Eggenthal, not 

 V. dk., vi. e. 01 {Lour) ; S. Tyrol, vii. /^5 and /97 {Lmi.). 



Directions of Yar. (a.) size : exceptionally only 82mm., some- 

 times up to 44mm. 



(b.) extent of blk. shading over disc, culmi- 

 nating in : 



var. Obscura, r/n-lst, in wh. the blk. almost reaches to the base, 



esp. in (? . 



[Obs. — This var.. according to (lie ori^'inal de.sciiptoii (Frev, Lepidopteien 

 cler Schweiz, p. ;-}2, 1880— not 1890, as in Star's Cat.) is not r. siiiall ; tlio' tiie 

 (? esp. is gen. smaller than the type. j 



Log. Gen. in the mtns. Berisul vii.\ iii. 9S(II7/.); Zermatt, 

 la Forclaz. I'ritnt, Thyon, Turtmannthal, Ij;i(|uinthal,\tc. {Far.): 

 Hospenthal. vii. /96 i'l'iitt); Silser Sec. vii. 1 9r> (.Um- Ftn.) ; 

 Fusio, vii. 1-12, 1900, Guarda, vii. e. lilOO {('lii>.)\ Via Mala, 

 vii. .5, 1900 {II.- Urn.) ; occasionally in the plain, r.ij.. the usual form 

 at Sierre, vii. /99 (HA.) ; Martigny {Far.). 



Digne (//.-/>';■».) ; Alpes Maritimes above 3000ft. {Brm.); Cour- 

 mayeur, viii. b. /95 {2'titt) ; Val Ferrex, a poor form, vii. b. /Ol {Lour) ; 

 Pejo, vii. /95 ; Campiglio, vii. /9r) {('/i/i.) ; ViUach ; Sau Alp, Kor 

 Alp, vii. 97 {L)nu.). 



(c.) size and number of spots up.s. 

 L. lolas, (h-hs. (lolaiis, //A.); 42mii]. Fd. pit. Foluti'a 



aiiidrcficcns : hyl). p. 



S lilac-bl., ? blackish-brn. with bl. suliusion at base. 



Dist. Char, large size : up.s. f.w. unspotted in both sexes. 



Log. In Switz. confined to the Rhone Valley l»etween Martigny 

 and Salquenen ; v. local, and confined to spots -where the fd. pit. 

 grows ; gen. one }>rood, vi., but in 1901 there were two, as in S. 

 iocs., at its headquarters at Follaterre ; v. e. {M'schl.) and vii. 26, 

 several, quite fresh (fT7/.) : same loc. vi. 23, 1900, ab. ; vi. 22 01, 



