MOUNTAIN RINGLET. 107 



At Grange, in North. Lancashire, this u rarity " is a 

 common garden butterfly, according lo Mr, C. & 

 Gregson. 



THE MOUNTAIN KINGLET BUTTERFLY. 

 (Erebia Cassiope.) (Plate VI. fig. 5.) 



A FEW years ago this little butterfly was esteemed one 

 of the greatest of British rarities. The first weD 

 authenticated specimens were discovered and captured 

 in Westmoreland by that distinguished artist, T. 

 Stothard, E.A. ; then for several years no more were 

 taken, and the very existence of the butterfly in 

 Britain was questioned. Since that time, however, its 

 peculiar haunts among the mountains of Cumberland 

 and Westmoreland have been rediscovered, and great 

 numbers have been captured by various collectors. It 

 is only found in very elevated situations, flying about 

 the moist, springy spots that abound on these mountain 

 sides, and in many spots the insect is very plentiful, 

 within a limited range. 



Mr. Curtis says, " They only fly when the sun shines, 

 and their flight is neither swift nor continued, for they 

 frequently alight among the grass, and falling down to 

 ihe roots, their sombre colour perfectly conceals them." 



The following notice of their locality, &c. from per 



