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LARGE SKIPPER. 



PLATE LXVII. 



Hesperia Sylvanus, Fabeicius. Villars. Gmelin. 



" " OCHSENHEIMEE. CuETlS. 



Papilio Sylvanus. Htjbner. Donovan. Haworth. 



" " Harris. 



Pamphlla Sylvanus, Fabricius. Stephens. Duncan. 



" " Wood. "VVestwood. 



The habits of this kindred species are similar to those of 

 the next but one, and "a life in the woods for me," will be 

 the exclamation of every lover of nature, who seeks it, or any 

 other butterfly, in the calm and peaceful scenes where it is to 

 be met with — the ridings and paths in woods, or their borders, 

 sheltered lanes, etc. 



It is common in most parts of the country; near Falmouth 

 it is in general scarce, but was plentiful in the year 1850, in 

 a lane leading to Mr. Jago's farm, as W. P. Cocks, Esq. writes 

 me word. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of May, or beginning 

 of June, and also at the end of July, or beginning of August. 



This species measures rather over an inch and a quarter across 

 the wings. The fore wings are tawny orange, with, a large 

 black vein following the front edge, and an oblique bar near 

 the middle, from the end of which the black veins diverge; 

 the outer part is tawny brown, two spots detached from the 

 orange near the tip, breaking the line of the latter; the mar- 

 gin paler, edged inside with black. The hind wings are of 

 the same general ground colours, with a waved bar of spots of 

 a brighter tint than the rest. 



Underneath, the fore wings are marked as above, but much 



