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Un. s. f. w. : The inner edging line of the border often forms part 

 of a series of very flattened, narrow, black or brown triangular spots. 

 Lunules very narrow and inconspicuous. All the black markings 

 generally narrow. Outer subterminal line inconspicuous on account 

 of its narrowness, but broadest near the anal angle ; inner only con- 

 spicuous near the costa. Elbowed line generally represented by four 

 costal spots (the uppermost being sometimes prolonged into a dash), 

 though sometimes distinct throughout. Marginal blotch generally 

 only a small black streak, though sometimes V, Y, or cc-shaped. 

 Stigma and basal lines faint. 



Un. s. h. w. : Inner edging line of border generally slightly angu- 

 lated, often brown, and sometimes very faint. Lunules of terminal 

 band narrow and inconspicuous ; orange lunules of outer band sur- 

 rounded, except towards the outer margin, more or less broadly with 

 lighter shade. Costal part rarely less distinct than the rest. Both 

 parts of central band of the same shade. The light spot is roughly 

 triangular, the point resting on the fourth spot of the basal band, the 

 central spot of which is generally small in the male, and the fifth 

 absent. 



Var. BERisALENSis. — Up. s. f. w. : Lunules small ; two light costal 

 spots between the two subterminal lines, the inner of which is almost 

 straight in its lower two-thirds. Elbowed line not very thick, but 

 continuous, and not much bowed inwards ; marginal blotch shaped 

 something like a small italic x placed sideways^ thus b , or a Y placed 

 in the same manner and opening outwards. Stigma oval and filled 

 in with ground colour, which is much darker than in the type. Basal 

 lines distinct on both sides of the median nervure. In the female the 

 upper lunules are generally, and the ground colour between the inner 

 subterminal and elbowed lines occasionally, lighter than the rest of 

 the wing. 



Up. s. h. w. : Border very broad, often nearly filling in the lunules 

 and joining the outer line. Inner line clearly defined and rather 

 thick. Extra line complete and clearly defined on the outside, 

 making two distinct row^s of spots of the ground colour. Basal 

 suffusion almost confined to the lower half of the wing, so that the 

 basal spot is not conspicuous, and often has another single or doulile 

 spot of the ground colour on its inner, and the upper half of a band 

 of the same on its outer side. The discal spot occasionally coalesces 

 with the extra line, but usually gives the appearance of a division of 

 this line, making an "island" of the ground colour. 



Un. s. f. w. : The inner edging line of the border forms a series of 

 eight black lunules, of which the second, third, and sixth are the most, 

 and the seventh and eighth the least conspicuous." Outer subterminal 

 broadest and most conspicuous towards the anal angle ; inner only 

 conspicu.ous on the costa. Elbowed line represented by four costal 

 spots, of which the uppermost is sometimes prolonged into a dash. 

 Marginal blotch generally shaped like a Y placed horizontally. Stigma 

 and basal lines generally faint. 



Un. s. h. w. : Inner edging line of border carries a row of black 

 lunules, sometimes very small, oftener large and conspicuous. The 

 second and generally the first spots of the outer band are only slightly 



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