70 BUTTERFLIES OF THE RIVIERA 



Psyche, Hub. 



TIMES OF APPEARANCE. May and the beginning 

 of June. 



HABITAT. Route de Villefranche near Nice, on 

 rocky ground near the sea ; Villefranche ; Saint-Jean ; 

 gorge of Saint-Andr6, near Nice ; lies des Lerins off 

 Cannes. 



It is local ; but abundant where it occurs. 



LARVA. On Brachypodium pinnatum, in May. 



The following, which I quote with certain omissions 

 from Lang. But. Ear. vol. I, p. 236, is translated from 

 Milliere ; " At this time (May 10 th to 15 th , i. e., when 

 it is full-grown), it is rather elongated, pubescent, of 

 a yellowish flesh-colour, with well-marked and conti- 

 nuous lines. 



The vascular line is large, of a clear brown, and 

 bordered narrowly with white on each side. The sub- 

 dorsal line is Naples-yellow, and is edged with green 

 above and below ; stigmatal line fine and clear. The 

 head is globular, pubescent, and of an indistinct 

 green, with two black ocelli on each side. 



The legs are flesh coloured ........ 



The stigmata are very small, white, encircled with 

 black. 



Caterpillars can vary from the normal colour, to 

 bright green with a black vascular line. 



PUPA. According to the same authority, it is 

 <( Rather elongated, plump, and smooth, yellowish in 

 colour, and finely striped with dark brown." 



VARIETY. ab. Ixora. 



The ocelli are wanting from the u.-s. of the h.-w. 



