BRITISH BUT L'ERFLIES. 



chalk, also occurs on the tertiaries James 

 Pristo ; Brook Chine F. Bond; "Ventnor 

 and Newport A I/red Owen ; Carisbrook 

 Castle, Blackgang Chine, and Fresh water 

 /. C. Dale. 



Wiltshire. Near Great Bedwyri, very rare, 

 Rev. J. W. Lukis T. A. Preston. 



10. Heath Fritillary (Melitwa Athalia). Upper 

 side. 



Upper side of a Variety in the cab'net of Mr. Bond. 



Two Upper sides and one Under side of Varieties in 

 the cabinet of Mr. Bond. 



Under bide. 



10. THE HEATH FRITILLAUY. The costal 

 margin of the fore wings is very slightly 

 archrd, the tip rounded, and the hind margin 

 rather convex ; the hind margin of the hind 

 wing is waved ; the colour of the upper side 

 is deep fulvous brown, the longitudinal rays 

 and a number of transverse bands being 

 black, but there is no row of black dots 

 parallel with the hind margin of the hind 

 wing. The underside has the central part of 

 the fore wings bright fulvous ; the costal 

 margin, the hind margin, and the tip yellow; 

 the whole beautifully adorned with black 

 markings, more particularly a double series 

 of black arches along the hind margin ; the 

 hind wings are beautifully tesselated with" 

 bright fulvous and yellow of two shades, 

 arranged in bands, and divided into variously- 

 shaped spots, every spot being surrounded by 

 a distinct black line ; first, there is a double 

 and very slender scalloped marginal black line, 

 then a row of yellow crescents, then another 

 single scalloped black line, then a row of half- 

 moon-shaped yellow spots, then a third scal- 

 loped black line bordering the yellow spots, 

 then a row of red-brown crescents, often hav- 

 ing the yellow and brown colours mixed and 

 confused, but bordered with a fourth scalloped 

 black line ; then follows a. band of eight large 

 yellow-white black-bordered spots across the 

 middle of the wing above this is a very 

 irregular band ; and at the base of the wing 

 are five large, yellow-white, black-bordered 

 spots of very iiTegular form, and mixed with 

 other dark brown markings equally irregular. 



LIFE HISTORY. The EGGS are laid in July 

 on the narrow-leaved plantain (Plantago Ian- 

 ceolata), the broad-leaved plantain (Plantago 

 major), the wood sage or wood germander 



