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transverse black lines, and a series of black crescents to- 

 wards the tip ; the hinder pair have three irregular bands 

 of pale spots, edged with black, and a row of black spots 

 with an iris of ochre. The caterpillar is black, with white 

 dots along the sides ; it feeds on the Plantago lanceolata, 

 or narrow-leaved plantain, and the Veronica Chamcedrys, or 

 germander speedwell. The eggs are hatched in the autumn, 

 and the larvae pass the winter in colonies, forming a kind of 

 tent, by drawing together the leaves of the plant on which 

 they feed, and covering the whole with a web of silk. The 

 perfect insect is small and rather rare, though it has been 

 found commonly in the Isle of Wight, and some places in 

 the south. I have seen it (but rarely) in Sussex. 



LEPIDOPTERA. NYMPHALID.E, 



ARGYNNIS. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna rather long and slender, with a 

 very abrupt spoon- shaped club ; palpi, middle joint very long, basal 

 and terminal joint short ; wings very large, and slightly scolloped, 

 hinder pair extending beyond the body. 



ARGYNNIS ADIPPE. (Plate VII.) High-brownFritillary, 





