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Upper Side. The antennae are like threads. The head, thorax, and abdomen are white 

 spotted with black. The wings are of a clear white, checkered with angulated spots of a fine 

 black. I have shewn the upper side of the figure at (m). The under side is like the upper, but 

 much fainter. They are extremely scarce ; few having them in their possession. They are 

 taken about the sixth of June, in lanes, which lead through woods, hedged with white-thorn. 



Expansion of the wings one inch and a half. 



MELITiEA CINXIA. THE GLANVILLE FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY. 



Plate XVI. fig. a—f. 



Synonyms. 



Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Cinxia, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 784. Lewin's Papil. pi. 14. 



Bonov. Brit. Ins. vol. vii. pi. 242. f. 1. Wilkes' Eng. Moths, fyc. pi. 111. 

 Melitaea Cinxia, Ochsenheimer, Leach, Stephens. 

 Papilio Delia, Huhner. 

 Papilio Pilosellse, Esper Schmett, 1. pi. 47. f. 3. pi. c. f. 4. 



Upper Side. The antennae are of a dark brown, as are the head, thorax, and abdomen. 

 All the wings are of a yellow orange colour, striped and spotted with black. 



The under side of the superior wings are of a pale orange, but yellow at the apices ; having 

 some few markings of dark brown. The inferior wings are of a pale yellow, having a number of 

 brown arch-like spots, which lie in rows. The fan edge is bordered with spots, and appears 

 something like ermine. See the under side at (/). The female is shewn at (d) 9 and the male 

 at (e). 



The caterpillars, represented at (a), feed on the long-leaved plantain : they are in this state 

 during the winter, and are full fed the latter end of April ; when they hang themselves up by the 

 tail, and change into the chrysalis, as shewn at (c) ; and the fly appears in about fourteen days 

 after. 



This fly took its name from the ingenious Lady Glanville ; whose memory had like to have 

 suffered for her curiosity. Some relations that were disappointed by her will attempted to set it 

 aside by acts of lunacy ; for they suggested, that none but those who were deprived of their senses 

 would go in pursuit of butterflies. Her relations and legatees cited Sir Hans Sloane and Mr. Ray 

 to support her character : the last gentleman went to Exeter, and on the trial satisfied the judge 

 and jury of the lady's laudable inquiry into the wonderful works of the Creation, and established 

 her will. 



Expansion of the wings If — 2 inches, 



This insect, which is generally on the wing in June, is very local in its 

 habitats ; Mr. Stephens states the neighbourhood of Ryde and the Sand-rock 

 hotel, Isle of Wight, also at Birch and Darenth woods in Kent, and near Dover, 

 as well as in a wood near Bedford. The caterpillars feed upon the narrow- 

 leaved plantain (Plantago lanceolata), the mouse-ear hawk-weed, and the common 

 Germander speedwell (Veronica chamsedrys). During the winter they assemble in 

 small societies, and spin a kind of web by fastening a few of the leaves together and 

 covering it with a web of silk. 



The figure given as that of this species in the Naturalist's Library, pi 14. 

 f. 1. 2. represents a variety of Mel. Artemis. 



