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SMALL SKIPPER. 



PLATE LXIX. 



Hesperia Linea, Fabeicius. Ochsenheimer. 



" " Leach. Curtis. Eoisduval. 



Papilio Linea, Haworth. Donovan. Hakris. 



Papilio Thaiimas, Esper. Lewin. Stewart. 



Papilio Comma, Baebxjt. 



Papilio Flaviis, Mullek. 



Pamphila Linea, Fabeicius. Stephens. Wood. 



" " Duncan. Westwood. 



Thj/melinus Linea. Hubner. 



This active and lively little species is to be found in woods, 

 or along their borders, and "for whom is the forest so pleasant - 

 and gay," as for the quiet insect-hunter, who there sees it in 

 the gladsome sunshine, flitting from flower to flower with its 

 burnished wings. 



It is rather uncommon in Great Bedwyn and Sarum, Wiltshire, 

 as J. W. ^liukis, Esq. informs me, but in most parts of England 

 is very abundant. 



It frequents open places in and near woods. 



The fly appears the beginning and middle of July, and the 

 middle of August. 



The caterpillar feeds on the mountain air grass, and other 

 grasses. 



This fly a little exceeds an inch in the expanse of its 

 wings. The fore wings are bright bronzed fulvous; the margin 

 paler, edged interiorly by a line of black; the base dusky; 

 there is a narrow oblique black bar near the centre. The 

 hind wings are of the same ground colour and margin; the 

 upper edge widely bounded with black. 



