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THE WHITE ADMIRAL 

 {Limenitis Sybilla.) (Plate VII fig. 1.) 



IHIS elegant butterfly is one of those in which the 

 choicest ornamentation is bestowed upon the under sur- 

 face, to the comparative neglect of the upper. Above, 

 a dark sepia-brown tint, banded and spotted with white, 

 is all that greets the eye ; but beneath there is a piece 

 of the most exquisitely harmonious colouring, though 

 the hues that compose it are still of a subdued and 

 secondary nature; silvery blue, and golden brown 

 blended with a cooler brown and black, are placed in 

 vivacious contrast with bands and spots of pure silvery 

 white. 



The caterpillar (Plate I. fig. 4), which feeds on the 

 Honeysuckle, is a pretty and singular looking creature ; 

 general colour bright green, with reddish branched 

 -pines, and white and brown side-stripes. 



The chrysalis (Plate I. fig. 21) is also a very beautiful 

 and curious object, very knobby and angular, of dark 

 green general colour, and ornamented with bright silver 

 spots and stripes. 



The butterfly is found from the end of June till the 

 end of July; its favourite resorts being oak-woods in 

 the southern counties. 



