MAZARINE BLUE. 133 



near Hiukley, Leicestershire; and one was once taken in Coles- 

 hill Park, Warwickshire, by the Rev. W. T. Bree. 



The fore wings, near the centre of which is a dark spot, 

 are of a dark purple blue colour, the front edge thinly edged 

 with white; the outer margin is narrow, and dark brown, 

 which colour runs up into the wing along the veins: the fringe 

 is white. The hind wings are also fringed with white, and 

 their outer margin is also narroAV, and dark brown. 



Underneath, the fore wings are of a uniform bronzed grey 

 colour, the base bluish grey; the spot shews through, edged 

 Avith white, and beyond it is a waved row of seven spots 

 ringed with white, the middle ones larger, the end ones 

 smaller and much less distinct, especially on the lower side, 

 where two are adjoined; these spots vary in number in different 

 individuals; in some there are also one or two eyed spots near 

 the base. 



The female differs from the male in having the upper side 

 of all the wings of a very dark copper brown, the basal part 

 alone purpled. 



The female is figured from a specimen in my own collection. 



