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P. Podalirius and P. Machaon. Several in May, had some larva? of the latter 

 feeding on carrot. 



L. sinapis. Common ; the spring brood differs from the summer brood in the 

 shape of the apical dark spot, just as in England. The var. diniensis is only the 

 female of the summer brood. 



P. cratcegi. Bred a fine ? from a pupa found attached underneath a currant 

 leaf. It resembles somewhat that of brassicce, but it is larger and not so angular. 

 Brassicw, rapes, napi, cardamines, and rhamni, all abundant. 

 Argynnis PapMa, common ; the var. Valezina occurs here, but not commonly. 

 A. Adippe, Aglaia t Selene and Euphrosyne, all common. 



A. Dia. Common in May, a second brood in August, but this year I found a 

 brood out early in July. A pretty species. 



Melitcea Artemis, Common, not differing from the English southern type. 

 The Welsh specimens are much admired here. 



M. Athalicb. Common ; the insect is more distinctly marked and darker in 

 colour than in England ; the band below the white one, in the middle of the under- 

 side of the hind-wing is always filled up with dark fulvous, which I find is not 

 usually the case in English specimens. 



M. Dictynna. This once reputed British species is common here, and is found 

 with Athalia, but I confounded it with that insect and only took three, which at the 

 time I thought were merely dark specimens of the allied species. Having given 

 my dark Athalia to a friend in Liverpool, I cannot establish a comparison, but I 

 would not be surprised to learn some day that Dictynna has been confounded with 

 Athalia in collections, and that it is once more re-integrated into the English list. 

 It is darker than the typical Athalia, particularly on the hind-wings, the fulvous 

 spots forming the bands being very minute. The characteristic markings, however, 

 are on the under-side of the hind-wing. The central pale band is narrower and 

 less distinct than in Athalia ; in the centre of the fulvous band there is a distinct 

 black waved line (not a merely indicated one as in the other species) and a row of 

 small black dots below it. The hind margin is pale fulvous, and not straw-colored 

 The fringe is distinctly chequered. The larva feeds on Veronica agrestis. 



M. Cinxia, which has such a restricted range in England, is common everywhere 

 here, but more especially at La Varenne, where the larvae are found abundantly in 

 the dry fields about their food plant, Plantago lanceolata. 

 Vanessa Atalanta. Common, hybernated. 



V. Io and urticw. Larva? abundant ; the larva? of wrticw are much paler than 

 those I noticed in England, being of a bright yellow color. 



V. Antiopa. One hybernated specimen. This is swift on the wing, and I have 

 been recommended to smear some honey od the trunks of birches, as in that way 

 many may be taken. I hope it may prove so. It is not a common species in the 

 neighbourhood of Paris, the best locality being the forest of Fontainebleau. 



V. polychloros. The larvse are common on elm, &c, everywhere, and the pupa? 

 can be found under the copings of walls, attached by the tail. The greater portion 

 of them, however, are attacked by parasites, for out of two or three dozen pupa? I 

 obtained, only five were sound. They have four gilded spots in front. The perfect 

 insect is strong on the wing, but frequently rests on the trunks of trees in clearings. 

 V. C-Album has similar habits to the preceding, and is common. 

 Apatura Iris. Went too late after it, and saw only a few faded ones. Caught 

 a fine var. called Beroe. It has only the two apical white spots, all the other white 

 markings being absent, and is very rare here. 



A. Ilia. Saw several. Generally a common insect, together with its var. Clytie. 

 Has similar habits to Iris, but is less restricted to woods. 



