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This species having occurred recently in some numbers 

 all over the country, I should be glad of all records with 

 data as far as possible. 



Frequents clover fields and railway banks and is fond 

 of flowers. 



Aryynis selene. Argynis euphrosyne. — Some species of small 

 fritillaries were taken in the Great Ayton district some 

 years ago. It is probable that one or both of these species 

 would be taken. Both species are recorded in the Durham 

 and Northumberland list. — Robson. 



The larvae of both these species feed on dog and sweet 

 violets. The imago flies in woods about June, 



Argynis aglaia is given as fairly plentiful at Whitby (Yorks. 

 list, Porritt, p. 8). Whitby is situated just outside the 

 Cleveland boundary, but insects given for there may have 

 been taken in Cleveland, seeing that the boundary extends 

 to within about three miles of Whitby. 



Larvae feed on dog and sweet violets and wild hearts- 

 ease, on hill-sides and sand hills. Imago flies in June and 

 July, affecting hill-sides, coast sand-hills, etc. 



Argynis adippe. — Great Ayton (W.H.). Open spaces in woods, 

 fond of flowers of Centaurea. July- August. 



Larvte feed on dog and sweet violets. 



Argynis paphia. — Great Ayton (W.H.). Open spaces in 

 woods. July-August. 



Larvje feed on dog and sweet violets. 



Argynis paphia var. Valezina. — Recorded as having been taken 

 at Whitby (B. Lockyer Young, Nat., Jan., 1887). 



Vanessa C-album. — Great Ayton (B.H.) Also recorded 

 common at Whitby (Yorks. list, Porritt, 9). 



Imago, August- September. 



This species should certainly occur in Cleveland as the 

 principal food plant, elm, is common in most of our Cleve- 

 land woods. It is, however, a butterfly that seems to have 

 vanished from most of the Northern woods, for no other 

 reason so far as I can see, but the altered climatic conditions. 



