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sexual variation, 343 ; variation, 

 343 ; egg, 343-4 ; oviposition, 

 344 ; foodplants and habits of 

 larva, 344 ; larva, 344 ; pupa, 

 344-5 ; enemies, 345 ; time of 

 appearance, 345-6 ; habits and 

 flight, 346 ; postures and sleep, 

 346-7 ; haunts, 347 ; distribu- 

 tion 347 



Ialmenus evagoras and ictinus, larvae 

 attended by ants . . . . 36 



Iberis pirmaia, foodplant of N. 

 tages ■ .. 280 



Ichneumon versabilis, infesting 

 larva of R. phlcteas . . . . 392 



Internal structure of butterfly larvae, 

 25-30, including (1) The muscular 

 system, 26 ; (2) The alimentary 

 system, 26-7 ; (3) The circulatory 

 system, 27-28; (4) The respiratory 

 system, 28 ; (5) The fat-body, 28 ; 



(6) The nervous system, 28-9 ; 



(7) The reproductive system . . 29 

 Inula crithmoides, attractive to T. 



acteon . . . . . . . . 127 



Ivhiclides ajax, gaily-coloured larva 



*of 67 



Iphiclides podalirius, cryptic color- 

 ation of larva 62, 64, 68, 70-72, 74 



Jasoniades glaucus, foodplants of, 4; 

 larva, a silk-spinner, 52 ; larvae 

 protecting themselves against 

 storms, 58-9 ; cryptic coloration 

 of larva .. .. 64, 67, 75 



Juncus communis, seedheads a rest- 

 ing place for N. tages . . . . 288 



Junonia coenia, resting-habit of 

 larva 73 



Lachnocnema, larvae carnivorous 40 



Laeosopis rohoris, habits of larvae 72-3 



Laertias philenor, gaily-coloured 

 larva of, 67 ; resting-habit of 

 larva 73 



Lampides boeticus, secretory gland 

 in larva of, 30 ; larvae spinning 

 leaves and flowers together, 59, 

 75 ; assimilation of larvae to 

 foodplant . . . . . . . . 64-5 



Lampides telicanus, larva resem- 

 bling foodplant, 65 ; larva feeding 

 in flowers and buds . . 75 



Larvae of butterflies and their 



moultings, 15-17 ; resembling 



birds' droppings, 68 ; (also see 



under Butterflies). 



Latreille's classification of " Skip- 

 pers " 82-3 



Lavender, flowers attractive to 

 R. phlaeas . . . . , . 405 



Leptidia sinapis, assimilation of 

 larva to foodplant . . 64 



Lice (plant-) devoured by butterfly 

 larvae . . . . . . . . 37 



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Limenitis sibylla, silken hybernacu- 

 lum of larva . . . . . . 54-5 



Linne's classification of ' ' Skippers" 82 



Liphyra brassolis, larvae in ants' 

 nests, 38-9 ; eggs laid near ants' 

 nests, 38 ; larvae reputed to be 

 carnivorous . . . . 39 



' ' Locklet ' ' = brush of hairs . . 81 



Lolium perenne, foodplant of A. 

 lineola . . . . . . 97 



Longitudinal stripes common on 

 grass-feeding larvae . . 63 



Loranthus linophyllus and L. 

 celastroides, foodplants of Ogyris 

 zosine . . . . . . 35 



Lotus corniculatus , reputed food- 

 plant of U. comma, 179 ; food- 

 plant of N. tages, 280 ; flowers 

 attractive to A 7 , tages, 289, and 

 to R. phlaeas . . . . 406, 408 



Lotus omit hop odioides, foodplant 

 of T. ballus . . . . . . 75 



Lotus uliginosus, foodplant of 

 N. tages 280 



Loioeia alciphron, gynandromorph 417 



Loweia amphidamas, gynandro- 

 morphs of, 417; pupa .. .. 452 



Luzula pilosa, foodplant of A. 

 sylvanus . . . . . . . . 142 



Lycaena arion, larvae attended by 

 ants, 36 ; larvae resembling their 

 foodplant . . . . . . 65 



Lycaenid eggs compared with Chry- 

 sophanid . . . . . . . . 320 



Lycaenidi, antiquity of their 

 association with ants . . 30 



Lysimachia nemorum, flowers 

 attractive to N. tages . . . . 289 



Lythrum salicaria, foodplant of 

 L. telicanus, 75 ; flowers attrac- 

 tive to G. dispar . . . . . . 459 



Medicago sativa, foodplant of L. 



boeticus . . . . 75 



Melanargia galatea, lachesis, and 



syllius, resting-habits of larvae . . 73 

 Melitaea aurinia, gregarious larvae 



in a tent, 53 ; puparium of 57 



Melitaea cinxia, larvae in a web, 53 ; 



winter-nest of, 53 ; puparium of 57 

 Melitaeid larvae, of the cryptic type, 



67 ; larvae day-feeders . . . . 76 



Micropyle, definition of . . 5 



Molinia caerulea, ? foodplant of A. 



sylvanus . . . . . . . . 137 



Moths, distinguished from butter- 

 flies 1 



Moultings of butterfly larvae, 15-17, 76-7S 



Nepeta glechoma, flowers attractive 

 to N. tages . . . . 289-90 



Nisoniades, synonymy of, 259 ; 

 characteristics . . . . 260-62 



Nisoniades tages, synonymy, 262 ; 

 original description, 262; imago, 



