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Wnf "\'^''^ White '(AVm Daplidice) was common everywhere, and easily 



fn he Nonb.^ !=""«^"^^%^.y ''\ -P'^ fl'sl^t: I mention this because I ha:e read tha't 



n heS '!, ^7"^^^ t:'^ ' '" '"'^ "^^'""^^ ^'^'-^^ - England, but not 



1 the 1^^" , r . "', '' ;' ''"'' "' " '"• ^^ ' ^^"^ '^='^"' '=l--eteristic ^f nearly 

 all the .huruHls of Southern France, except Limeuitis Candida and the differen' 



^,^d h ^'.f \^"'' r ' ';''""'"'^ ""-^ ^'"•^ ''"'"™- -- -Id thyme aud cistus, 



P Di o r h , r ^''"' "'^' ''^ ^"^" '""^ -^"^^^ --^■"^^' «!-• I took one 

 Papd.o Fe.shamel,, and a great many different Thais. The only 'coppers' to be 



seen were Chrysophanns Phl^as and (rarely) C. Helle, or an allied species. Vanessa 



10, V. cardui, V. C-album and V. Antiopa were very common ; the latter had white 



borders ,nvanably, though many were fresh specimens, and were occasionally found 



mth then- w,ngs not dried, having but just emerged from the pupa: this species, 



I beheve, must be double-brooded in this locality. Of the genus Argynnis, Cinxia 



Lathonia and Proveno,alis(?) were common everywhere; A. Dia much less abundant! 



The lovely httle Polyommatus Hylas, though local, was common where lound. 



Po^ommatus Alex.s was as abundant as it is in England, and P. Corydon very rare 



and local {not occurriiig on or near chalk). Colias Edusa was in profusion everywhere; 



C. He ,ce, however, was uncommon: I took one true C. Myrmidone-a species which 



IS, I beheve, quite new to these parts. Our English 'holly blue' {Polyommalus 



Argiolus) was common on the top of cork trees, and there was also an allied species, 



wh,ch I have not yet been able to identify. Our own Anthocharis Cardamines 



abounded ; but the gay-coloured A. Eupheno (or Southern orange-tip) was exceedingly 



rare and ocal. Towards the end of April, Papilio Machaon appeared, and also 



Hesper,a Althe^ and H. Lavatera,. Coleoptera were in profusion everywhere, chiefly 



Ccmdelulae and Chrysomelida. ; Chrysomela Banksii and C. cerealis were, however 



rather rare. Is umerous Orthoptera appeared, but none of any rarity. In the beginning 



of May the lovely L.menitis Camilla appeared on the lie Ste Marguerite ; its flight is 



If possible, more graceful (though much more rapid) than that of its northern congener' 



L Syb.lla In company with this species flew Zyg^na Lavenduli, in woody glades 



«here «o lavender grew, though it was totally absent from the mainland, where there 



are mUes of w.ld lavender! The pretty moth, Acontia luctuosa, now appeared; also 



Ephyra om.cronaria and various other Geometry. During the first week in May 



I explored the mountains behind Grasse: I would advise every collector who happens 



to be wuhm reach to do the same, for these mountains contain a perfect treasury of 



enlomolog,cal wealth. During a few hours' collecting I took seven species of diurnals 



qu.te unknown to me, though I am pretty well acquainted with the French Fauna, 



besides Anthochans Eupheno and the cosmopolitan Oreina Adrasta, which I have 



found ,n various parts of France, Switzerland and Italy. Sugaring is of no use in this 



waste of sweets, where the air is literally loaded with perfume from acres of orange 



rees and miles of full-blown roses, and the hills are covered with wild thyme and 



lavender Early m May I took Polyommatus Salmacis, which is certainly not a species 



one would expect to meet with in the South, but the Fauna of Cannes is, as I have 



mentioned before, very peculiar, comprising northern as well as southern species- 



e.g Anthocharis Cardamines and Eupheno, Gonepteryx Rhamni and Cleopatra &c • 



I have no doubt whatever but that G. Cleopatra is a distinct species; Boisduval's 



statement to the contrary has been questioned, and the differences of the larva and of 



stlbtr t ^ '. '^?^'' 'V '^' ^- ^'^'""'' '^ y^' ^'^^^'y ^i^t'^'^O seem to 



establish the specific claim of G. Cleopatra sufficiently. I trust soon to be able to 



