WOOD RINGLET. 



Pr,ATE XV. 



Tlippnrcliia ITi/percwtlius, Ochsenheimer. Leach. 



" " Stephens. Cuetis. Duncajt. 



Papilio TTj/prraniJius, LiNNiEus. Lewin. Donovan. 



" " Haworth. Harris. 



PapU'io rvljjmcda, Scopoli. Hubner. 



Satiji'us JTtiperanthus, Boisduval. 



JEnodia JIt/pcranthus, Hubner'. 



Many of the praises Avliicli good old Izaalc AValton bcstowcnl 

 on the art of angling-, and especially those ^vhich refer to the 

 "higher branch" of it, namely to fly-fishing-, apply equally 

 well and suitably to the entomologist's peaceful and gentle 

 art. "The murmur of the mountain bee" is a good substitute, 

 at least 'pro tempore,' for the murmur of the purling brook; 

 to catch a rare Butterfly is, in its way, as great a pleasure 

 as to catch a trout of three pounds weight, or a fresh-ran 

 salmon of a dozen, and in each ease alike you have the enjoy- 

 ment of the fragrant "scent of hawthorn flowers," and of all the 

 other charming scents and sights with which the beneficent 

 Creator has strewed and surrounded the path of those \\\\o 

 will seek them in the country, where His hand has placed 

 them. 



This insect is plentiful throughout the country generally, 

 but in the neighbourhood of Falmouth it is scarce. 



It is found in woods and lanes, and places more immediately 

 adjacent to them. 



It appears about the end of June. 



The caterpillar feeds on the Poa annua and other grasses, 

 about the roots of which it conceals itself during the day. 



The wings expand to the width of from one inch aiid a 



