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wings are closed (Fig. 46). Various other species of 

 Anthocharis, as well as the pretty Zegris of Eastern 

 Europe and our rare Pieris daplidice, are coloured in a 



¥W. 46. — OEANGE-TIP BUTTERFLY. 



similar manner on the under side, though with varying 

 degrees of brilliancy ; and it is probable that they are 

 accustomed to repose on the flowers of umbelliferous or 

 cruciferous plants of suitable colours. One of the hand- 



