THE CLOUDED YELLOW. 5 1 



occur in numbers until 1892, when it was recorded from most 

 of the southern and eastern counties. In 1893 one or two 

 specimens were reported as seen in April or May, but less than 

 a dozen were recorded as captured during the autumn of that 

 year. Not much was seen of the butterfly again until 1899, 

 when a score or so were recorded from Kent. Two or three 

 specimens were seen on the south coast in June, 1900, and the 

 species was plentiful in the autumn of that year in many parts 

 of the country. Single specimens were seen in June, 1901, and 

 in the autumn the butterfly was again fairly common in several 

 southern counties, and abundant in parts of Essex. In 1902 

 a male was taken near Dartford in March, and one example in 

 May in a locality where two specimens had been captured on 

 October 20 of the previous year ; six males and one female 

 were obtained between June 27 and July 12 at Sheerness. 

 The summer of 1902 was a cold one, and, with the exception of 

 four specimens at Folkestone in August, the species was not 

 again seen during that year or the following one ; but in 1904 

 a good many specimens were secured at Chatham in September, 

 and one or two at Margate in August. 



When it occurs in this country the butterfly should be looked 

 for in clover and lucerne fields. 



Common throughout the Palasarctic Region. It is probably 

 a species of Eastern origin, but with a tendency to spread 

 westward. 



The Clouded Yellow (Co lias edtisa). 



In its typical colouring — orange with broad black borders — 

 this butterfly (Plate 22) will be recognized the first time it 

 is seen. Both sexes have a black spot about the centre of the 

 fore wings, and a deep orange spot near the middle of the hind 

 wings — the latter is subject to variation in size and shape. The 



