THE SKIPPERS. 167 



THE SMALL SKIPPER. (Pamphila Li».\sa.) 



(Plate XV. fig. 5, Male ; 5 a, Female.) 



Upper side, uniform orange tawny colour, shaded into 

 brown at the borders. The male (fig. 5) has an oblique 

 blackish line near the centre of the front wing ; this is 

 absent in the female (fig. 5 a). The males of this butter- 

 fly very much resemble those of the last rare species 

 [Actceon), but they may be distinguished by the middle 

 part of the upper wing not being clouded with brown, 

 as it is in Actceon. Under side, two shades of tawny 

 colour, but not spotted. 



The caterpillar is green, with four white lines, and 

 feeds on grasses. 



The butterfly appears in July, and is very common 

 and widely distributed. 



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THE LARGE SKIPPER. (Pamphila Sylvanm.) 

 (Plate XV. fig. 6, Male ; 6 a, FemaTs.) 



Upper side, dark rich brown, shaded and spotted with 

 tawny or fulvous tint. Th/f male is known by a dark- 



