98 BUTTERFLIES OF THE RIVIERA 



LARVA. On Rubusfruticos us, R. idaeus (Raspberry), 

 Fragaria vesca, and according to D r Ernst Hofmann, 

 of Stuttgart, on Potentilla comarum, in April and 

 September. 



VARIETY. ab. Taras. 



This form is distinguished, among other things, by 

 the white spots on the f.-w., which are very large and 

 confluent, giving the wing the appearance of being 

 white in the central portion, with black veins. 



S. Sao. 



TIMES OF APPEARANCE. May, July and August. 



HABITAT. Nice, Cannes and other places on the 

 coast line ; also in the mountains. It appears commo- 

 nest in the southern area of its distribution, and is 

 rather scarcer in the mountainous parts. 



LARVA. Unknown. 



Genus 3. - - NISON1ADES 



1ST. Tages. 



TIMES OF APPEARANCE. April and August. 

 HABITAT. Commonly distributed. 

 OVUM. Eggs in May. 



LARVA. On Lotas cornieulatus and Eryngium 

 campestre, in May, June and September. 



Genus 4. HESPERIA 



HT. TJiaxiixias. 



Linea, Hub. Godt. 



TIMES OF APPEARANCE. June to September. 

 HABITAT. Common. 



