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This species is liable to many variations in the markings : 

 specimens have been found in which the copper-coloured 

 parts were nearly pure white. The caterpillar is said to 

 be green, with a yellow stripe on the back : it feeds on the 

 sorrel. 



LEPIDOPTERA. HESPERH^E. 



PAMPHILA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna terminated by a hook, short, with 

 the club straight, abrupt, and spindle-shaped ; palpi short ; anterior 

 wings rather longer than in the genus Thymele ; the hinder pair have 

 a small projection. 



PAMPHILA PANISCUS. Chequered Skipper. Measures 

 about an inch ; the surface is brownish-black, marked with 

 numerous bright, rich, brown spots ; those on the anterior 

 wings consisting of a large patch in the middle, then an 

 irregular curved band, intersected with black nervures, and 

 lastly, a faint row of dots parallel with the hinder margin ; 

 on the secondary wings are three spots, one of them larger 

 than the others, and a band of small dots ; the under side 

 is yellow, inclining to grey; the upper wings have several 

 marks, and the under pair seven round yellowish- white 



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