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and two on the dorsal mai-j^in ; second line but little beyond, 

 sinuous, grey-brown, forming the outer edge of a dark-grey 

 central band, broadest on the costa, partially interrupted by 

 small white clouds in the middle, in which is visible a black 

 discal dot ; beyond the second line is a slender rippled grey 

 line which intersects a broad stripe, or rivulet, of the white 

 ground colour ; beyond this a broad gre}' or grey-brown stripe 

 lills the hind-marginal region, e.xcept that it is divided by a 

 white subterminal line, scalloped throughout, and very distinct 

 from being edged on either side with darker grey ; extreme 

 hind margin edged with irldtc streaks ; cilia white, inter- 

 sected and dusted with grey. Hind wings small, rather 

 rounded behind ; greyish-white, with three irregular whiter 

 transverse stripes beyond the middle ; cilia white dusted 

 with grey. Female (piite similar. 



Underside of the fore wings very pale smok3--gre3', with 

 the discal spot, the second line, and a dark stripe beyond it, 

 obscurely blacl<. Hind wings greyish-white; central spot 

 black, followed by two distinct, sinuous, transverse grey 

 lines ; cilia dotted with grey. Jjody and legs greyish-white, 

 the latter blackened in front. 



\'eiy constant in colour and markings, but it is stated that 

 when newly emerged the white ground-colour is beautifully 

 tinged with pale jjink, which very soon fades, probably within 

 a few hours. At any rate, it is never seen, so far as I know, 

 in captured or preserved specimens. A very pretty variety, 

 in which the central band and all the markings of the middle 

 portion of the fore wings were absent, was captured by 

 -Mr. \s . Herd, of Scoonieburn, Perthshire, among ordinary 

 examples. 



On the wing in July and August; sometimes at the end 

 of June. 



Lakva spindlc-sha])ed ; pale green with a broad yellow- 

 brown dorsal line, divided by darker lines, and edged with 

 two dark green lines under which on either side is a green 



