BATH WHITE ORANGE-TIP. 67 



The butterfly has been taken several times at Dover, 

 Margate, and other places on the Kentish coast ; at 

 Lewes ; Whittlesea Mere, Cambridge ; Worcester, and 

 near Bristol. 



The caterpillar, which is to be found in June and 

 September, is bluish with black spots, a pale yellow 

 line on each side, and two of the same colour on the 

 back. M. Le Plastrier reared a number of them, feed- 

 ing them on the leaves of the Wild Mignonette (jReseda 

 lutea). It also feeds on Weld (Reseda Luteold). 



The chrysalis very much resembles that of the Small 

 Garden White, and is totally unlike that of the next, 

 the Orange-Tip, with which it has been by some ento- 

 mologist united into another genus (Mancipium). 



Daplidice is a slow insect slower than the Common 

 Whites and it is an easy matter to catch it, when 

 recognized, which the peculiarly heavy flight might aid 

 one in doing. 



May and August are the months in which to look 

 after this gem of the Pontia genus. 



THE OKANGE-TIP BUTTEEFLY. 

 (Euchloe Cardamines.) 



(Plate Y. fig. 1, Male; la, Female.) 



FEW vernal ramblers in the country, whether entomolo- 

 gical or no, can fail to have noticed, and been charmed 

 by, this merry blossom-like insect, as it gaily flits along 

 by hedge-row and wood-side, pausing anon to taste its 

 own sweet flowers of May, and looking, even when on 

 the wing, so unlike any other of our native butterflies. 

 Truly it is an exquisite and loveable little creature, this 

 Orange-Tip sometimes styled the Wood Lady; but this 

 latter title is somewhat awkward in its application, 

 inasmuch as the " lady " insect is entirely without the 

 characteristic orange adornment, and would hardly be 



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