156 bs:t:sh butterflies. 



are — Croydon ; Brighton ; Lewes ; Dover ; "Winchi**- 

 feer ; Isle of Wight ; Halfon, Bucks ; Newmarket ; 

 P* terborough ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Berkshire ; Oxford- 

 sliire ; Wiltshire ; Gloucestershire. At Grange, North 

 Lancashire, it Is the commonest "Blue," not on chalk, 

 but limestone. 



T1TE ADONIS BLUE. 



(Polyomm/ilus Adonis.) (Plato XIV. fig. 3, Male ; 

 3 a, Female.) 



Colouring: — Upper side, male, brilliant sky-blue, 

 without any lilac tinge, bordered by a distinct black 

 line, the fringe distinctly barred with blackish. Female, 

 dark smoky brown, sprinkled near body with purt 

 blue scales tlie colour of those of male ; border of orange 

 spots, more or less visible. 



Under side, male, marked as in fig. 3; border of red 

 spots. 



Female, almost exactly like that of Corydon (fig. 

 '2 a), but usually has the bla^k spots on the front wing 

 e mailer. 



This is a most lovely little butterfly, the blue of ita 

 upper surface being quite unapproachable among nath e 

 insects. Mr. Stainton, speaking of the different blues of 

 Corydon and Adonis, happily observes that, " Corydon 



