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stripes or bands of silver, not spots as in the other species. 

 The caterpillar is light brown, with two dark lines on the 

 sides, and long hairy spines : it feeds on the raspberry and 

 violet. The insect is not uncommon. 



LePIDOPTEKA. LTCiENID^. 



POLYOMMATUS. 



Generic Distinctions. — See page 123. 



PoLYOMMATUs Aegtjs. SHverstuddcd Blue. Male, deep 

 blue above, inclining to lilac, with a broad band of black 

 round the hinder margin of all the wings ; the nervures are 

 also dark ; the under side is bluish-grey, becoming deeper 

 at the base, and adorned with many ocellated spots j on the 

 hinder margin of the posterior wings there is a tawny orange 

 band, containing six bright silvery blue spots crowned with 

 a series of black crescents. The female is entirely brown 

 above, wath a tawny marginal band. The caterpillar is dull 

 green, with a rusty line on the back, and oblique marks of 

 the same colour, edged with white, on the sides ; it feeds on 

 broom, trefoil, etc» The butterfly is common in the south. 



PoLYOMMATUS Salmacis. Durham Argus. This species 

 is silky-brown above, the anterior wings having a white 



