154 HIGH BROWN FRITILLARY. 



the tip ; the secondary pair are brownish-yellow, with 

 about twenty-four silvery spots, six or seven of them 

 placed irregularly near the base, the others forming 

 two transverse bands, one near the centre, somewhat 

 interrupted in the middle, the other lying along the 

 outer margin, and composed of triangular spots edged 

 internally with rust-red ; between the central and ex- 

 ternal band there is a series of small round rusty- 

 brown spots, most of them having a silver pupil. 

 The body is blackish above, with reddish hairs, and 

 pale yellow heneath ; the antennae brownish, with the 

 extremity of the club brownish-yellow. 



Tlie caterpillar is reddish, becoming olive-green 

 with age, having a white dorsal line and white dots 

 on the sides. It feeds on the pansy and sweet smell- 

 ing violet ( Viola odorata). 



Not so plentiful as either of the follow'ing species, 

 but found occasionally in many places in the southern 

 parts of England. It is observed on the wing in the 

 end of June and in July, and generally frequents 

 lieaths and the borders of woods. INIany varieties 

 have been described, some of them having the upper 

 wings almost wholly black. 



