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than Argyle. It is by uo means equally common every year, 

 and some years ago seemed in danger of becoming rare in 

 many districts, yet appears lately to have recovered the lost 

 ground, and to be as abundant as ever. 



Abroad its range is very wide, extending throughout 

 Europe, a large portion of Asia (even to Japan), and into 

 North America. 



Genus 3. LYC^NA. 



Antennae slender ; wings rounded, the hinder with a very 

 slender tail. Males generally blue or bluish above ; females 

 brown. Under sides barred or spotted. 



LarVjE onisciform. 



PuPjE rounded. 



1. Ii. Bcetica, Z. — Expanse, li to \\ inch. Blue or 

 brown, with a slender tail. Under side barred with grey or 

 brown, and white. 



Male, pale purpHsh or purplish-blue, with the hind 

 margin narrowly, or broadly, dark brown. Hind wings with 

 two black spots at the anal angle. Cilia dirty whitish. 

 Female brown, with a light blue gloss on the centre of the 

 fore wings, and paler brown clouds beyond ; hind margin of 

 hind wings with a row of faint round brown spots, except 

 two at the anal angle, which are black and distinct. Hind 

 wings in both sexes with a very slender filament or tail. 

 Under side of the male pale yellowish-brown, rippled with 

 numerous transverse whitish lines ; the fore wings having 

 also a narrow white tranverse stripe towards the hind marcrin, 

 and the hind wings a stripe decidedly broader and whiter, 

 followed by a row of faintly white crescents before the hind 

 margin, except at the anal angle, where is a large orange 

 blotch, enclosing two round black spots edged with golden 

 green. Female similar, but greyer. 



August to October. 



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