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Mr. Buckler (whose history of the larva is most elaborate) 

 also says that those of the June brood feed up in about thirty 

 days, those of the autumn brood in forty, and that the latter 

 remain in the pupa state from the end of September till 

 April. 



The habits of this species are quite dift'erent from those of 

 its congeners, and more resemble those of the Thcckc. It 

 delights to fly in the bright sunshine with which we are 

 sometimes favoured in April and May, about tall hollies, 

 especially when they grow scattered upon open or slightly 

 wooded hillsides ; but a tall holly hedge is by no means 

 despised, indeed a tall hedge of any kind seems to be a 

 favoured resort. For a resting-place in the sunshine, or for 

 repose, the leaves of the higher portions of the holly trees are 

 usually selected. The second brood is more irregular. In 

 wet cold summers it is scarce, sometimes not seen at all, 

 the pupse doubtless lying over until the spring ; but I have 

 seen it in abundance in Surrey as early as the latter half of 

 July, and equally freely in August in Pembrokeshire, where 

 the abundant ivy on the old walls of the town of Pembroke, 

 and especially around the grand old castle, looked quite lively 

 from the number of butterflies frequenting it, and their active 

 flight. The late Dr. Jordan stated that in its more northern 

 localities this species rarely, if ever, appears as a second 

 brood. 



Common in suitable localities all over the south of England 

 and throughout Wales, abundant in favourable years near 

 Birmingham and in Needwood Forest, but north of these 

 districts seems to become much more local ; yet is found in 

 several localities in Lancashire, Westmoreland, Cumberland 

 and Northumberland ; was formerly common near Sheffield, 

 and still inhabits many parts of Yorkshire. Mr. J. E. Robson 

 records that it was found many years ago in Dui'ham, near 

 Hartlepool, but totally disappeared from that district. In 

 Ireland it seems to be common wherever holly is plentiful, 

 but for Scotland no rehable record is known. 



