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upper surface is a rather deep sienna-brown, with very 

 pale fringe, spotted with black at the ends of the nervures. 

 Starting with the hind-margin of all the wings, we have 

 first two fine black lines, then on the fore-wings a double 

 row of black spots two spots between each pair of 

 nervures on the hind-wings three such rows. Within 

 these rows are a few more black spots, and along the 

 costal margin of the fore-wings six black bars. The base 

 of all the wings is dark. On the under-surface (Fig. 72) the 

 fore-wings are lighter, and the markings similar to those on 

 the upper surface, but fainter ; there are a few distinct silver 

 spots at the tip in a rather bright brown ground. The 

 hind-wings, where the chief beauty of the insect lies, are 

 yellowish. Near the margin is a row of large silver spots ; 

 within these is a row of rich dark brown spots with silver 

 eyes, and within these again a number of silver spots, 

 several being very large. All the spots are clearly defined, 

 and their arrangement will be best made out from the 

 illustration. 



A. aglaia, Linn. (Dark Green Fritillary) (Figs. 73 to 76), 

 is possibly not so common as paphia> but rather more so 

 than adippe. It, moreover, does not share to the same extent 

 with the other two their great partiality for woods. It has 

 a liking for ferny hillsides, sand-hills near the sea-shore, and 

 so on. The eggs are laid in August on the Dog Violet 

 {Viola canind) or the Sweet Violet (V. odorata\ and are 

 hatched in about fourteen days. The larvae, after feeding 

 for a time, hibernate near the roots of the food-plants, and 

 reappear in the spring to finish feeding, being full-fed in 

 June. The pupae may be found in that month and the 

 next, while the imago is out in July and August. It is 

 fairly common throughout England and Wales, occurring 

 in abundance in irregularly scattered localities. It is 

 common in Scotland. 



