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LEPIDOPTERA. NYMPHALID.E. 

 MELIT^EA. 



Generic Distinctions. See page 97. 



MELIT^EA AETEMIS. Greasy Fritillary. Colour deep yel- 

 lowish-brown ; primary wings with -black undulating lines 

 and light yellow spots ; secondary pair with three bands, 

 the middle one tawny-orange, with six small black spots; the 

 others irregular, and of a light yellow ; beneath, the primary 

 wings glossy, paler than abo ve, but the markings somewhat 

 similar ; the hinder pair with three bands of pale yellow 

 spots, edged with black ; between the central and marginal 

 band, the row of spots on the upper surface is distinctly 

 marked, each surrounded with pale yellow. The caterpillar 

 is black above, with spines of the same colour ; the under 

 side yellow, and a row of very minute dots on the back and 

 sides ; it feeds on the plantain. The butterfly occurs prin- 

 cipally in the south, and is said to be very abundant near 

 Brighton ; it is occasionally found near Glasgow. 



MELIT^A EUPHHOSYNE. (Plate VI.) Pearl-bordered 

 Fritillary. Wings of a yellowish-brown above, blackish at 

 the base, and variegated with transverse spots of black, each 

 wing having a row of black spots towards the apex, and a 

 band of the same on the outer margin, which forms a trian- 



