1 12 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES. 



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tb:e white admiral 



(Limenitis Sybilla.) (Plate VII. fig. I.) 



This elegant butterfly is one of those in which the 

 choicest ornamentation is bestowed upon the under sur- 

 face, to the comparative neglect of the upper. Above, 

 a dark sepia-brown tint, banded and spotted with white, 

 is all that greets the eye ; but beneath there is a piece 

 of the most exquisitely harmonious colouring, though 

 the hues that compose it are still of a subdued and 

 secondary nature ; — silvery blue, and golden brown 

 blended with a cooler brown and black, are placed in 

 vivacious contrast with bands and spots of pure silvery 

 white. 



The caterpillar (Plate I. fig. 4), which feeds on the 

 Honeysuckle, is a pretty and singular looking creature ; 

 general colour bright green, with reddish branched 

 -pines, and white and brown side-stripes. 



The chrysalis (Plate I. fig. 21) is also a very beautiful 

 and curious object, very knobby and angular, of dark 

 green general colour, and ori_.miented with bright silver 

 apots and stripes. 



The butterfly is found from the end of June till the 

 end of July; its favourite resorts being oak-woods in 

 the southern counties. 



