CATALOGUE OF BUTTEEFLIES. 23 



ARGYNNIS, Fab. 



20. Argynnis Paphia (L.). Shvee-washed Feitillahy. 

 Argynnis Paphia. Staint. Man., vol. 1, p. 41. 



„ ,, N'ewm. Brit. Butt., p. 22. 



,, ,, Barrett's Lep. Brit. Is., vol. 1, p. 156. 



„' ,, Meyrick, Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 329. 



Larva, Buck., vol. 1, pi. x., fig. I ; 0. Wils., pi. ii., fig. 1. 



This beautiful species lias occurred in our district, but I know 

 of no recent records. I have seen specimens which were taken 

 in 1855 in Castle Eden Dene, but I never saw it there myself. 

 Mr. Backhouse took it there, and it is recorded in Ornsby's 

 Durham from the same place. Stainton's Manual gives '^Da" 

 as a place of occurrence, but the only record I find in Mr. Sang's 

 diary is ''Hartford, 21/8/53." 



Mr. "Wailes, who also speaks of the insect as one that "has 

 occurred," gives Gibside and Dilston in addition. Mr. Hender- 

 son took it at Jesmond, ^KTewcastle. 



21. Argynnis Aglaia (L.). Daek Geeen Feitillaet. 

 Argynnis Aglaia. Staint. Man., vol. 1, p. 42. 



,, „ ITewm. Brit. Butt., p. 25. 



,, ,, Barrett's Lep. Brit. Is., vol. 1, p. 167. 



,, ,, Meyrick, Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 329. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. 1, pi. X., fig. 3 ; 0. Wils., pi. ii., fig. 2. 



Aglaia is another beautiful species which, I fear, is disap- 

 pearing from our district. Mr. Wailes says, ' ' appears along 

 with the last species and in similar localities. Castle Eden 

 Dene, Gibside, Seaton, and Shull. Common. W. Backhouse. 

 Esq. "; " Castle EdeiT Dene and in fields near Flass, beginning 

 of July. Ornsby's Durham ; Twizell. P. J. Selby, Esq." 



Mr. Backhouse's notes do not give Seaton as a locality, and 

 it is an unlikely place, but " Shull and sea banks, Black Halls." 

 I have seen it myseK at the foot of Hesleden Dene, quite on the 

 sea coast, and also in the same Dene two or three miles further 

 inland, but only singly. A fine variety was taken near Byers 

 Green by the late Thomas Hann. It was entirely suffused with 



