150 HALF-HOURS IN THE GREEN LANES. 



very singularly marked. In general appearance 

 they are not unlike the round dried cones of the 

 larch, and they have a dull white colour (Fig. 104). 

 The eggs of that much commoner butterfly, the 

 Little Copper, in some respects, are not unlike the 

 former, although they perhaps have a more general 

 resemblance to a poppy-seed (Fig 105). Those of 

 the Blue butterflies, again (Polyommatus corydon) 

 (Fig. 106), are worth notice. These, it will be seen, 



Fig. 104. Fig. 105. 



Egg of Brown Hair Streak. Egg of the Small Copper. 



still more nearly resemble the eggs of the Brown 

 Hair Streak. The eggs of moths partake of pretty 

 much the same style of shape and ornamentation as 

 those of butterflies, although there is, perhaps, a 

 greater range in form. The eggs of the common 

 Buff Tip moth (Fig. 107), for instance, are roundish, 

 with a flattened base, the surface being ornamented 

 with a very delicate tracery. The eggs of the 

 Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicse, Fig. 108) are 

 very common, and, as will be seen, assume quite a 



