BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



however, feeds on grasses, whereon also the pale-coloured 

 egg is laid. The former is dressed in Hght ochre, with 

 brown freckles, a dark line along the back, and a paler 

 one on either side of the body. The pupa is somewhat 

 similar in general colouration. 



Ringlet. — {Aphantopus hyperanthus.) This insect 

 (Fig. 8) is inseparably associated with the sweet of the 

 year, when the delicate festoons of the bramble are at 

 their best, and Nature is exceeding glad. It is abun- 

 dantly distributed, and wherever a suitable spot presents 

 itself, it may be sought for with hope of success. It 



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delights in tangled hedgerows and their vicinity, and a 

 grassy common is a very favourite haunt. It is on the 

 wing during July and August, the egg being deposited 

 among grass, but is not attached to it. It is yellowish- 

 white when first laid, but soon changes to light brown. 

 The larva is also the latter colour, with a well-defined 

 line along the back. The pupa is to be found on the 

 ground. It is ochreous-brown in colour, with brown 

 and reddish-brown markings. The dark-coloured form 

 of the imago will be familiar, as also the rings, or spots. 



These are much more prominent on the under sides of 

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