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THE INSECT WORLD. 



The Thecla betulce (Fig. 148), or Brown hair-streak, is somewhat 

 rare in this country. 



Fig. 148. Thecla betulze. 



The Purple hair-streak (Thecla quercus, Fig. 149), which 

 Geoffrey calls the " Porte-queue bleu a une bande blanche" is not 



Fig. 149. Thecla quercus. 



rare in woods ; but it is very difficult to catch, as it flies, nearly 

 always by couples, at the top of trees. We still further represent 

 here the Black hair- streak (Thecla pruni, Fig. 150), and the Green 

 hair- streak (Thecla rubi, Fig. 151). 



In the meadows are found the Copper-butterflies; butterflies 

 with wings of a bright, tawny colour, with black marks on the upper 

 side. Such is the Polyommatus (Lyccena) phlaeas (Fig. 152), which 

 is very common from the end of May until late in the autumn. The 



