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Upper Side. The antennse are like threads. The palpi are remarkably long ; at least 

 one-eighth of an inch. The superior wings are of a fine brown ; having a broad band crossing the 

 middle of each, and a few small white specks in a line with each other on the fan membranes. 

 The inferior wings are much paler than the superior : it is shewn at (h). 



The caterpillar feeds on nettles ; and is full fed the beginning of May, appearing as at (a). 

 It changes into chrysalis, in a slight web, on the ground. The moth appears in three weeks. 

 The chrysalis is seen at (g). 



Expansion of the wings one inch and a quarter. 



MELIT^A SELENE. 



THE SMALL PEARL BORDERED FRITILLARY 

 BUTTERFLY. 



Plate XXXI. fig. i, h. 



Synonyms. Papilio Selene, Fair. Ent. Syst. 3. part a. p. 147. 



Melitsea Selene, Stephens. Curtis Brit. Ent. pi. 386. 



Papilio Silene, Haworth Lep. Brit. p. 34. 



Meliteea Silene, Leach, Samouelle, Jermyn. Duncan Brit. Butt. pi. 13. fig. 3. 



Papilio Euphrasia, Lewin's Popz7.pl. 13. 



The April Fritillary, Bay, Petiver. 



Upper Side. It is totally of a light "brown orange, spotted with black. The under side of 

 the superior wings is similar to the upper side, but paler. The inferior wings are of a dark red- 

 brown ; have a border along the fan edges, consisting of seven silver-like spots, and about twelve 

 more dispersed over the wing. It is represented at (i) and (k). It is found in plenty in woods, 

 the latter end of May. 



Expansion of the wings If —2 inches. 



The caterpillar is black with a clear lateral stripe, the spines are partly yellow. 

 The butterfly is common on heaths and in woods throughout the south of England. 



CATOCALA FRAXINI. THE CLIFDEN NONPAREIL MOTH. 



Plate XXXI. fig. a-e. 



Synonyms. Phalsena (Noctua) Fraxini, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 843. Donovan Brit. Ins. v. pi. 171. 

 172. Wilkes 9 Eng. Moths, pi. 90. 

 Catocala Fraxini, Schrank, Ochsenheimer, Curtis. Duncan Brit. Moths, pi. 26. fig. 1. 



Upper Side. The antennee are like strong threads. The thorax and head are brown, 

 and beautifully crested. The abdomen is also brown and crested. The superior wings are 

 of a light brown, beautifully waved, and mottled with undulated clouds. The fan edges are 

 scolloped. The inferior wings are black, having a broad blue garter crossing the middle of each. 

 The fan edges are scolloped, along which is also a broad white border, having seven little black 

 spots, one on each membrane. 



The under side is of a dirty cream colour, having many black cloud-like bands crossing the 

 wings, as shewn at (e). The upper side is seen at (d) ; the caterpillar at (a), spinning at (6) ; 

 and the caterpillar is copied from the excellent works of Mr. Ammiral ; the truth of whose 

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