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2. Willow (Salix alba), Birch (Betula alba), and Nettle 

 ( Urtica dioica) . 



3. August to October. 



4. Woods, gardens, and fields. 



Vanessa atalanta. RED ADMIRAL. 



1. One of our commonest and handsomest butterflies ; 

 abundant almost everywhere throughout the British Isles. 



2. Nettle (Urtica dioica). 

 3. August to October. 



4. Flowery gardens and lanes; especially fond of 

 settling on the flowers of the Dahlia, Aster, and Ivy. 



Vanessa candlli. PAINTED LADY. 



1. Though generally a common insect, it is remarkably 

 irregular in its appearance. Some years it literally swarms 

 many localities, while in other years scarcely a single 

 specimen is to be seen ; and though it occurs more or less 

 throughout the British Isles, it is impossible to give any 

 definite localities where it constantly appears in any abun- 

 dance. Probably an immigrant in the Spring, breeding in 

 the Summer. 



2. Various species of Thistle, especially the common 

 Field Thistle (Carduus arvcnsis) ; occasionally Nettle. 



3. July to October. 



4. Gardens, fields, and lanes. 



