The British Butterflies Described 



Family : LYC^ENID^ con- 

 tinued. 

 Lye an a asirarcbe. 



BROWN ARGUS. 



Lycefna icarus. 



COMMON BLUE. 



Lycana bellargus. 



CLIFDEN BLUE. 



Lyceena corydon. 



CHALK-HILL BLUE. 



Lyceena argiolus. 



AZURE BLUS. 



Lyceena semiargus. 



MAZARINE BLUE. 



Lyctena minima. 



LITTLE BLUE. 



Lyceena arion. 



LARGE BLUE. 



Family: ERYCINIM). 

 Nemeobius lucina. 



OUKE OF BURGUNDY. 



Family: HESPERHX&. 



Syricbthus malvcz. 



GRIZZLED SKIPPER. 



Nisoniades tages. 



DINGY SKIPPER. 



Hesperia thaumas. 



SMALL SKIPPER. 



Hesperia Hneola. 



ESSEX SKIPPER. 



Hesperia action. 



LULWORTH SKIPPER. 



Hesperia sylvanus. 



LARGE SKIPPER. 



Hesperia comma. 



SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER. 



Carterocephaltis pal&mon. 



CHECKERED SKIPPER. 



The remaining pages of this volume will be devoted 

 to a description of the species mentioned in the fore- 

 going list, together with notes on habits and other 

 points. Assisted by the splendid coloured plates, which 

 are produced from actual specimens, and the notes in the 

 following pages, the young collector should have no 

 difficulty in identifying the specimens he secures. 



CHAPTER III 



THE BRITISH BUTTERFLIES DESCRIBED 



THE SWALLOW-TAIL (Papilio Machaon\ Plate I., Fig. i. 

 I find, in Scotland, where I live, that the first ques- 

 tion put by friends looking over one's insect treasures 

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