AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS. 
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SPECIES 4.—PAMPHILA ACTON. THE LULWORTH SKIPPER. 
Plate sli. fig. 5—7. 
Synonymes.— Papilio Acteon, Esper, Hiibner Pap., Fab. 96, figs. Pamphila Acton, Stephens, Ul. Haust. vol, 4, p. 383. Wood, 
488, 489, male, 490 female. Ind. Ent. t. 3, £179. Duncan, Brit. Butt. vol. 2, p- 121 (not figured). 
Hesperia Acteon, Ochsenheimer, Curtis, Brit. Ent. pl. 442. | Thymelinus Acteon, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schm. 
Godart 
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The expansion of the wings in this species is about an inch in the female, or rather more. The male has the 
wings on the upper side dusky, with the disk glossed with tawny-orange ; the veins black; the fore wings 
having the usual black oblique dash ; occasionally there is a dusky patch at the extremity of the discoidal cell of 
the fore wings ; the tawny colouring beyond this assuming the appearance of a curved series of spots. The 
under side is more uniformly orange, the disk of the fore wings in the female being more tawny orange : beyond 
the dark extremity of the discoidal cell is a curved series of six or seven orange spots, divided from each other by 
the veins of the wings. The under side in this sex has a pearly ochre lustre ; a large orange patch on the fore 
wings extending to the tip of the discoidal cell, where the pale row of spots again appears, but more obscurely : 
and an oblique portion of the inner edge of the hind wings yellowish orange. 
In its general character, and the almost uniform colouring of the male, this species approaches Linea, but the 
more maculated appearance of the female approaches nearer to the preceding species. 
This extremely local species was discovered in August 1832 by J. C. Dale, Esq., at Lulworth Cove, in 
Dorsetshire, in considerable numbers, frequenting thistles. It has since been found by the Rey. J. Lockey near 
the Burning Cliff, in Dorsetshire, in plenty. Mr. Humphreys mentions above that he took it in 1635, at 
Shenston, near Lichfield, where it was in great plenty. 

SPECIES 5.—PAMPHILA LINEA. THE SMALL SKIPPER. 
Plate xli. fig. 8—12. 
Syxonymes.— Hesperia Linea, Fabricius, Ochsenheimer, Leach, , f. 3, f. 78. Duncan, Brit. Butt. 2, pl. 1, f. 4. 
Curtis, Boisduval. Thymelinus Linea, Hiibner ( Verz. bek. Schmet.) 
Papilio Linea, Haworth, Donovan, vol. 7, pl. 236, f 2, male, | Papilio Thauwmas, Esper, Lewin, Pap. pl. 49, f. 9 —7. Stewart. 
Harris, Aurelian, pl. 2, f. 1. } Papilio Comma, Barbut. 
Pamphila Linea, Fabricius, Gloss. Stephens ; Wood, Ind. Ent. | Papilio Flavus, Miller. 
This common little species varies in the expanse of its wings from an inch to an inch and a quarter. The 
wings above are fulvous, with the veins brown, and a dark margin ; the male is distinguished by the ordinary 
oblique line of black scales on the disk of the fore wings, which is wanting in the female ; in which sex the ground 
colour is not so bright, and the dark margin more suffused within: like the male, however, this sex is destitute of 
The 
the maculations observable in the preceding species. Beneath, the wings are almost of a uniform colour. 
fore wings beneath are paler than above ; the base brownish, and the margins pale; the hind wings are ashy- 
i , 2¢ , ne i is species is nearly straight, 
fulvous, with a large fulvous spot at the anal angle. The club of the antenn in this species 1 } ‘ 
and not hooked at the tip. 
The Caterpillar is solitary, of a deep green colour, and unspotted, but having a dark line down the back, and 
iti i i i c 3 in air-grass and other grasses. The 
two whitish lateral lines margined with black. It feeds on the mountain air-grass and 0 
chrysalis is enclosed in a slight cocoon, and is of a green colour. 
7 ¢ : 
i ies 1 family: i 2 > bushes at the outskirts of woods, 
This species is one of the commonest of the family —flying about low bushes at 
. aoe ‘ p , i » Aucus appearing to be distributed 
making its appearance in the beginning and middle of July, and middle of August, and appearing 
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all over the country. 
