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wiug is a broken transverse band of similar large black 

 blotches, and along the hind margin a complete band of the 

 same colour; cilia chequered, black and white. Hind wings 

 rather similar ; creamy-white ; the base black, and, with 

 some similar angular spots following it, forming a broad 

 black basal region transversely striped with white ; also 

 along the hind margin is a broad black band broken up by 

 whitish clouds ; cilia chequered as in the fore wings. Female 

 quite similar. 



Undei'side an accurate repetition, in colour and markings, 

 of the upper. Body and legs white, beneath shaded and 

 barred with black. 



Extremely variable, l.uit principally into local or climatal 

 races. 



That described is the form fouud in the South of England, 

 and in low lying and sheltered situations even so far north as 

 Dumfries and Renfrew in Scotland. It, as a race, is tolerably 

 constant, only varj'ing a little in the size of the black mark- 

 ings and the extent to wliich they are joined together. But 

 a specimen in the collection of the late Mr. F. Bond, now in 

 Mr. Webb's possession, has all the central markings almost 

 obliterated, or replaced by a central black arrow-shaped 

 figure pointing toward the base of the wing. Others have 

 the central area of the wings very broadly white ; and one 

 in the same collection has the basal area broadly, smoothly 

 dusky, the hind marginal portions broadly smoky-black, and 

 the spots obscured. In hill districts, and especially in the 

 North of England and in Scotland, a form known as var. 

 hastidata completely takes the place of the typical race. It 

 is smaller in size, and much darker in appearance, the black 

 markings being more extended into partial bands and the 

 white ground colour broken by rows of black dots. This 

 form is far more varial:)le than the typical, joining it by 

 imperceptible gradations on the one hand, and on the other 

 ranging into an almost complete spotting and irroratiou of 

 black, obscuring the white ground. In the Hebrides this 



