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WOOD KINGLET. 



PLATE XV. 



Hipparchia Hyperanthus, Ochsenheimek. Leach. 



" Stephens. Curtis. Duncan. 



Papilio Hyperanthus, Linn.sus. Lewin. Donovan. 



" Haworth. Harris. 



Papili Polymeda, Scopoli. Hubner. 



Satyrus Hyperanthus, BoiSDUVAL. 



Enodia Hyperanthus, HuBNER. 



Many of the praises which good old Izaak Walton bestowed on 

 the art of angling, and especially those which refer to the "higher 

 branch" of it, namely to fly-fishing, apply equally well and suitably 

 to the entomologist's peaceful and gentle pastime. "The murmur of 

 the mountain bee" is a good substitute, at least 'pro tempore,' for the 

 murmur of the purling brook; to catch a rare butterfly is, in its way, 

 as great a pleasure as to catch a trout of three pounds weight, or a 

 fresh-run salmon of a dozen, and in each case alike you have the 

 enjoyment of the fragrant "scent of hawthorn flowers," and of all the 

 other charming scents and sights with which the beneficent Creator 

 has strewed and surrounded the path of those who will seek thcra in 

 the country, where His hand has placed them. 



This insect is plentiful throughout the country generally, but in tlie 

 neighbourhood of Falmouth it is scarce. 



It is found in woods and lanes, and places more immediately 

 adjacent to them. 



It appears about the end of .June, and in July, lasting to the middle 

 of August. 



The catepillar feeds on the Poa annua and other grasses, about 

 the roots of which it conceals itself during the day. 



The wings expand to the width of from one inch and a half to 

 nearly two inches. The whole of the upper surface is very dark rich 

 brown. The fore wings have one or two small eyes, dark brown, 



