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yellow form the rest of the margin, near the base ; the 

 border is yellow, with lines of black. The ocellus of the 

 hinder wings consist of a black centre spotted with blue, 

 and encircled with a zone of pale brown, bounded by a 

 large black crescent; the under side is dark brown, with 

 waving lines of black, and a few white points. The cater- 

 piUar is of a shining black, with many white spots disposed 

 in transverse Hues : it feeds on the stinging nettle {UHica 

 dioica) . 



Lepidopteea. Lycenid-^. 

 LYCtENA. 



Generic Distinctions. — Antennce slender, the club thick and 

 abrupt ; ]_mlpi longer than the head ; secondary wings nearly 

 straight on the inner edge, and slightly notched at the extremity ; 

 colour brilUant copper. 



LYCiENA PHLEAS. (Plate IX.) Common Copper. Upper 

 wings copper-colour, spotted with black, the under pair 

 brownish-black, with a copper band dotted with black on its 

 outer edge ; the under side of the primary wings spotted simi- 

 larly to the upper, but the colour paler ; the secondary wings 

 fawn-colour, with many indistinct marks, and a tawny band. 



