200 MOUNTAIN RINGLET. 



more or less tinged with rust-red : the hinder wingp 

 are ash-brown beneath, at least in one of the sexes, 

 having three black spots behind, surrounded by a 

 reddish iris. The fringe of the wings is brown ; the 

 antennae black above and white below. 



This species is readily distinguished from any of 

 its associates by its inferior size. The red band on 

 the wings varies greatly, and in some instances it is 

 without black dots in the upper pair. The insect is 

 very local in this countiy, almost the only localities 

 being in the mountainous districts of Cumberland 

 and Westmoreland. On the continent, it inhabits 

 Switzerland, and the mountainous countries of the 

 south of France, in considerable plenty. 



