GRIZZLED SKIPPER. 



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out in smiling happiness at the beautiful things around them. 

 These belong to the genus Polyommatus, from Greek words 

 expressive of the many eyes, or eye-like spots -which adorn, as 

 just noticed, the reverse side of their blue or brown wings. 



The "Grizzled Skipper," 1 also a common species in woods 

 and pastures, has upper wings of dark brown, enlivened by 

 squarish spots of cream or straw colour : the hinder pair prettily 

 variegated, and all edged by a fringe of alternate black and 

 white. The caterpillar of this, as well as of some other species, 

 is a leaf-roller, the teazle being the apparently uninviting plant 

 which, nevertheless, affords him board and lodging. Others 

 of the HesperidfB feed, in their caterpillar infancy, on other 

 low plants and grasses. 



1 Pyrgus Malta;. 



' Dipping tfjeic tupg of fceto." 



