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glittering spots below contrasting with the 

 rich warm tint above, as it flies about in the 

 sunshine. It is found on heaths and in woods. 



I remember one little dell in Perthshire, 

 where a stream came tumbling over a low 

 rook face, and flowed on between a heather 

 bank on one side and a line of alders on 

 the other. In this secluded spot a number 

 of these lovely fritillaries were flying up, 

 down, and across, the whole forming a 

 charming picture. This is, in fact, one of 

 the great attractions of the study of butter- 

 flies. It leads the student into spots 

 naturally beautiful, and by drawing his 

 attention particularly to the loveliness of 

 one part of the scene, enhances his enjoyment 

 of the whole. 



The other two fritillaries to which I 

 have alluded are the Pearl-bordered (Brenthis 

 euphrosyne), Plate XVI. , Figs. 2 and 4, and 

 the Small Pearl- bordered (Brenthis selene), 

 Plate XVI., Fig. 3. As is not uncommon 

 in relation to the names of insects, the 

 adjective ' small ' is not to be understood 

 as implying any marked difference in size. 

 Selene is certainly, as a rule, smaller than 



