164 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES. 



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THE DLNGY SKIPPER 



(Thanaos Tages.) (Plate XV. fig. 2.) 



Certainly a rather "dingy" butterfly, its colour being 

 dull grey brown, with confused bands of darker brown ; 

 near the border a row of whitish dots. Sexes similar. 



The caterpillar (fig. 11, Plate I.) feeds on Bird's- 

 foot Trefoil, and is pale green, with four yellow lines 

 and rows of black dots. 



The chrysalis is shown at fig. 27, Plate I. 



The butterfly conies out in May and August, being 

 double-brooded, and is found on hill-sides, dry banks, 

 old chalk pits, &c. generally throughout the country, 

 though it is less common than the last. It is also met 

 with frequently in Scotland. 



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THE CHEQUERED SKIPPER. 



(Steropes Paniscus.) (Plate XV. fig. 3.) 



Sexes similar. Wings chequered with brownish black, 

 and tawny orange above; beneath, in addition to the 

 hbove colours, there are on the hind wing several bright 



