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SMALL SKIPPER. 

 Pampnita Linea* 



PLATE I. Fig. 4. 



Heeperia Linea, Fair. Pap. Linea, Don. vii. 236, fig. 2, (?. 

 Pap. Thaumas, Lewin, PI. 45, figs. 5, 7 The Small Skip- 

 per, Harris* Aurel. PI. 42. Pamphila Linea, Stepli* 



RATHER of smaller size than the following, to which 

 in general appearance it bears a good deal of resem- 

 blance. The surface of the wings is fulvous, rather 

 glossy, without spots; the hinder margin and the 

 nervures black. The under side of the primary 

 wings is paler than the surface, shading into grey 

 at the tip and brown at the base ; of the secondary 

 wings, tawny ash-grey, the anal angle with a fulvous 

 patch. The fringe is pale, and the antennas blackish, 

 ringed with pale yellow. The male is distinguished 

 by having a conspicuous black oblique line on the 

 disk of each of the anterior wings. 



The caterpillar, according to Hubner, is deep 

 green with a dark line along the back, and two 

 whitish lines on the sides margined with black. It 

 feeds on the mountain hair-grass (Aira montana) 



