Marsh Ringlet 



vary in size, as will be seen from the figure (Plate XIV., 

 Fig. 9). It is not a very lively insect ; it frequents 

 dry pasture-fields in Scotland, preferring those border- 

 ing the sea. 



The caterpillar is like the last species, but a greener 

 grey ; it feeds on grasses. The butterfly is out in July. 

 When you do happen upon this species, keep a sharp 

 lookout for varieties, as it has quite a range of well- 

 known " sports " ; the variation is mostly on the under 

 surface. 



THE MARSH RINGLET (C<enonympha Typhon), 

 Plate IX., Fig. 10. This insect has to be sought for on 

 the swampy moorlands and mountains of the North. It 

 is of a dingy fawn-colour, sometimes brighter, often as 

 if it had been held over the fire and " Peat-reekit." It 

 is somewhat remarkable what a number of creatures 

 inhabiting this same region have gradually come to 

 assume a similar coloration. Many of the Highland 

 cattle on these moors have this dirty tawny-yellow tint ; 

 the deer and the hare find protection under the same 

 guise. The upper surface of the Marsh Ringlet is 

 varied with a few eye-spots, though I possess specimens 

 with no spots at all, while others have four on each of 

 the hind-wings and two on each of the fore-wings. 

 The under side is generally better marked by eyes, six 

 forming a row round the outer margin of each hind- 

 wing, of which the first and last are usually the largest ; 

 fore-wing under side two eye-spots, the one nearest 

 the tip being the larger. There is also a light bar 

 across this wing, and this is continued on to the hind- 

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