i5o BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



in damp meadows, or in the valleys of 

 mountain streams. It flits among the fresh 

 green verdure in the sunshine, the light 

 beautifully illuminating an orange patch at 

 the tip of each forewing of the male. This 

 patch seems to glow as the insect flits past. 

 The female has no orange patch, but is 

 readily distinguished from other small whites 

 by the green marbling spread over the under 

 sides of her hindwings. 



Much rarer than these, although not at all 

 uncommon in some parts, is the Clouded 

 Yellow (Colias edusa), Plate XIV., Fig. 5. It 

 cannot be mistaken. The male is orange, 

 with broad black borders, crossed by yellow 

 lines and surrounded by a beautiful rosy fringe ; 

 the female is paler, with yellow spots in the 

 border instead of lines. The insect frequents 

 clover fields, and is swift on the wing. If 

 one stalks it cautiously until it settles on a 

 flower, and then strikes with the net rapidly 

 downwards, there is a fair chance of cap- 

 turing the specimen ; but, if the stroke 

 misses, there will be no second chance. 



Amongst the more brilliant butterflies, 

 the most common is the Small Tortoise-shell 



