SMALL HEATH. 11] 



as Vacciniums, Cotton-grasses, the three common Heathf f 

 &c. &c. with great variety in the elevation., ome of 

 the ground Jying very high. 



THE SMALL HEATH BCJirERFLY. 

 (Coenonympha Pamphilus.) (Plate VI. fig. 7.; 



THIS is the pretty little tawny-coloured butterfly that 

 mixes with the sportive group of "Blues," Meadow 

 Browns, &c. on heaths, downs, and grassy fields. 



The general colour of the upper surface is a tawny 

 yellow or buff, shaded with a darker tint of brown at 

 the edges and at the bases of the hind wings. On the 

 under side it may be distinguished from G. Davus by 

 the absence of the clearly defined black eye-spots which the 

 latter has. It is usually much inferior in size to tho 

 last. 



The caterpillar, which feeds on the common grasses, 

 is of a bright apple-green colour, with throe darker 

 green stripes bordered with a whitish taut, the largest 

 stripe being that on the back. 



The butterfly abound al\ over the country, from 

 June till September. 



