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 (Canonymfha 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- 



