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2. Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus coniculatus) . 

 3. Double-brooded ; May and August. 



4. Dry flowery chalk pits and banks, hill sides and 

 meadows. 



Hesperia thaumas. SMALL SKIPPER. 



1. Abundant, and widely distributed throughout 

 England ; it occurs in the South of Ireland and possibly in 

 Scotland. 



2. Meadow Soft-grass (Holcus lanatus) and other grasses. 



3. July. 



4. Commons and outskirts of woods. 



Hesperia lineola. ESSEX SKIPPER. 



1. A somewhat recently discovered species (1891), 

 inhabiting the Eastern counties of England ; probably more 

 common and widely distributed than is generally supposed. 



2. Various grasses. 



3.-July. 



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 4. Woods and outskirts of woods. 



