INSECTS' EGGS 153 



Iain-like eggs may be found sometimes during 

 winter in localities which this insect frequents, 

 firmly glued to the twigs of the blackthorn, where 

 they remain from autumn until spring. Fig. 101 



Fig. 101. The eggs of the Small Tortoiseshell 

 Butterfly, x 20 diameters 



shows the eggs of the Small Tortoiseshell, which 

 I have previously mentioned as being found on 

 nettles. These are attached to the leaves in 

 curious clusters or bunches of a hundred or 

 thereabouts. 



The sombre Meadow Brown Butterfly is familiar 

 to every one about haymaking time as it flitters 



