Wall Brown Grayling 



and loves quiet, shady lanes on the edge of woodlands. 

 In the South it is double-brooded. The female is larger 

 and brighter than the male. The caterpillar is a grass- 

 feeder, and is green, with lighter stripes. The butterfly 

 is out from May to August. 



THE WALL BROWN BUTTERFLY (Pararge megtera), 

 Plate IX., Fig. 5. A rather smaller butterfly than the 

 last, with the same number and arrangement of the 

 eye-spots. The ground colour is, however, a light 

 tawny brown, with dark brown markings. . There is a 

 broad diagonal bar across the fore-wings of the male. 

 All the wings are bordered with brown. The female 

 has two zigzag lines in place of the bar, and conse- 

 quently has a lighter appearance ; she is usually a bit 

 larger than her mate. The under side of the hind- 

 wings is a beautiful study in greys and browns, with 

 the dainty little eye-spots double ringed. This species 

 is common on waste lands and roadsides throughout 

 the country ; it is local in Scotland, but abundant where 

 found, especially in Ayrshire. There are two broods 

 only in the South. 



The caterpillar is light green, with lines on the back 

 and sides, and may be swept from grasses with the net 

 in midsummer. The chrysalis is short and stout, and 

 is found suspended by the tail to a strong grass stem. 



The butterfly loves to rest on walls and stones which 

 have been warmed by the sun ; hence the name the 

 " Wall Brown." 



THE GRAYLING BUTTERFLY (Satyrus Semele), 

 Plate IX., Fig. 6. This fine butterfly is larger and 



B.I 6; 9 



