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the females are characterised by the suffusion of grey scales along 
the nervures, this grey scaling often spreading over the wings. 
In the summer emergence the males in many instances have a 
second spot on the discal area and ina few specimens these spots are 
joined together, the markings thus approximating those of the females ; 
a fine large form is also frequent, having strong black dashes from the 
discal spot'to the outer edge of the wings, very similar to specimens 
taken by the Rev. G. Wheeler on the coast of Fife. 
The females of the second brood vary from a pale primrose to a deep 
yellow, var. flava, Kane, this latter form is however very rare; another 
form of the female has a distinct band parallel to the hind margin of 
the lower wings. The variation in size is also very marked, from 
32mm. a female, to 54mm. also of the same sex. 
Euchloé cardamines.—This is generally an abundant species, 
although last season (1917), the males were comparatively scarce, the 
so-called sub-species ab. turritis, Och. is also frequent, but in many 
cases the black central spot is well within the orange blotch, the 
smallest specimen noticed being 29mm. The form of the female with . 
yellow tinged hindwings is also common, about 40 per cent. of the sex 
being of this aberration. A variety of the male was captured having 
a broad clouding of dark scales along the costa connecting the central 
spot with the basal area and the orange blotch much suffused with dark 
scales. 
Dryas paphia.—Very abundant in several demesnes and also in 
mountain glens, which are very sparsely wooded. The form with 
bleached spots on the wings occurs here. 
Melitaea aurinia.—Very local, its haunts being very varied ; old 
worked-out bogs, damp meadows, swamps, and even dry. hill sides; the 
most abundant form here is var. praeclara, Kane. ‘This year (1917), 
from a single web of the larvee found in a small meadow of about an 
acre in extent, surrounded by woodland, a series of very dark forms 
were bred; the males approaching the var. hibernica, Birchall; the 
central series of blotches being of a pale lemon colour, the marginal. 
spots very small, or absent, and the dark ground colour very intense ; 
in others the dark colour spreads out to the red marginal spots of the 
forewings, almost obliterating them; the females are all very dark and 
the colour very vivid, otherwise they correspond with the var. scotica ; 
a great contrast to these is, a fine large female, ab. virgata with the 
whole central area of wings of a bright straw colour. This nest of larve 
only produced about two per cent. of parasites. Other forms occurring 
here are type aurinia, Rott. very rare, and ab. artemis, Fb. 
Vanessa io.—This species has been gradually increasing in numbers 
for the last few years, and this season it was very abundant all over the 
district ; and a friend was fortunate in taking a fine ab. belisaria. 
Pyrameis atalanta.—This Berries was also abundant this season, 
1917. 
. Pararge megera.—Abundant in both broods, the aberration with 
double apical ocellated spots is not rare, and the size of the dark ring 
itself is very variable. 
P. aegeria.—This species has generally three broods in a season the 
males of the third or autumn emergence are often very dark, only the 
four pale spots around the ocellated spot at the apex being present, the 
remainder of the wing being of a dark fulvous brown. 
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