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green, with a lateral white stripe, and rather bristly. It feeds on 

 honeysuckle. The pupa is angular, of greenish colour, with golden 

 spots. 



The Limeiiitis Camilla (Fig. 167), of which the black on the wings 

 is shot with blue, is not found in England. 



In the month of July the Apatii7'a ilia (Fig. 168) and the Purple 

 Emperor (Apatura iris), sylvan insects of strong flight, whose wings 

 are beautifully shot with violet blue when examined in certain lights — 



Fig. 168. — Apptura ilia. 



the latter resembling Ilia, but wanting the eye-like spots on the front 

 wings — are met with, /m only is found in Great Britain. Both 

 species occur in the environs of Paris. 



The Char axes jasius (Fig. 169) which is found along the whole of 

 the Mediterranean coast, has its lower wings terminated in two points, 

 whence the peasants call this buttei-fly the Pacha "ivith tiao tails. The 

 upper part of its wings is of a brown colour of changing hues. The 

 hind margin of the fore wings has along it a tawny band with a fine 

 black line running round. The hind wings have their hinder margin 

 black, and garnished with a little white fringe. The two tails are 

 black, and the groove of the inner margin is of an ashy grey. The 



