182 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES 



near the tip of each fore wing. The under side is much like that 

 of the last species, but there are no eye spots on the hind wings. 



The eggs of the first brood are laid during May and June on the 

 various grasses on which the caterpillar feeds. 



The caterpillars that emerge from these are fully grown in July or 

 early August, and go through their changes during the latter month ; 

 but the later ones hybernate during the winter, and are not full 

 fed till the following May. 



The colour of the larva is pale apple green, with a wide darker 

 stripe down the back, two others along the sides, and two more 

 between the latter and the dorsal stripe. All these five stripes are 

 bordered with a whitish colour. 



The chrysalis is bright apple green, dotted with white, and the 

 wing cases are striped with a purple-brown line edged with white. 



