MAY. 131 



This species is liable to many variations in the markings : spe- 

 cimens have been found in which the copper-coloured parts 

 were nearly pure white. The caterpillar is said to be green, 

 with a yellow stripe on the back ; it feeds on the sorrel. 



Lepidoptera. Hesperid.e, 



PAMPHILA. 



Generic Distinctions. — Antenna terminated by a hook, short, 

 with the club straight, abrupt, and spindle-shaped ; palpi short ; 

 anterior wings rather longer than in the genus Thymele ; the 

 hinder pair have a small projection. 



Pamphila paniscus. Chequered SMpj^er. Measures 

 about an inch ; the surface is brownish-black, marked with 

 numerous bright, rich, brown spots, those on the anterior 

 wings consisting of a large patch in the middle, then an 

 irregular curved band, intersected with black nervures, and 

 lastly, a faint row of dots parallel with the hinder margin ; 

 on the secondary ^\ings are three spots, one of them larger 

 than the others, and a band of small dots ; the under side 

 is yellow inclining to grey; the upper wings have several 

 marks, and the under pair seven round yellowish-white spots, 



