PURPLE- EDGED COPPER. 



Lyccena Chryseis. 

 PLATE XXX. FIG. 1. 



Hesperia Chryseis, Fabr Pap. Chryseis; Purple-edg 

 Copper, Haworth Sowerby, B. M. 1st. pi. 13. Lvc 

 Chryseis, Jermyn, Sleph. 



FULGID copper colour above, the base and oul 

 margin of all the wings brown, glossed with purp 

 and the centre of each wing marked transversely wi 

 a short, slender, black streak. The disk of the am 

 rior wings beneath is orange, the anterior margin as 

 grey ; and over the surface there are numerous oo 

 lated spots, with a black pupil and white iris, thr 

 of them towards the base placed longitudinally, a 

 the rest forming two irregular bands, of which t 

 marginal one is somewhat obsolete : the posted 

 wings on the under side are glossed with blue at t 

 base, and bear numerous scattered ocellated do 

 forming irregular transverse rows towards the ape 

 the latter ornamented with an orange band. TJ 

 fringe is brown at the base, and white externally. 



This is also a very rare insect in Britain. T 

 only localities which we hav heard of, are tho 



