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GENUS I. BUTTERFLIES. 



SEC. IV. S P. XXXIII. BATH WHITE. 

 PL 29. 



Daplidice. Linnœus. 



This is a rare butterfly in England : indeed moft collectors of this part of 

 natural hiftory much doubted if it were ever taken in thefe kingdoms. It was 

 named the Bath white, from a piece of needle work, executed at Bath, by a 

 young lady, from a fpecimen of this infect, faid to be taken near that place. 

 On my examining the infects purchafed by J. T. Swainfon, Efq., at the fale of 

 the late duchefs dowager of Portland's fubjects in natural hiftory, I found this 

 infect mixed with the female orange tip : and it then appeared to me, that fome 

 perfon collected this box of butterflies, and fent them to the duchefs; and 

 from the great refemblance of this to the female orange tip the difference of 

 this rare fpecies parted unnoticed. It is not a forced idea to fuppofe, that this 

 infect was collected in this kingdom by the fame perfon, and perhaps at the 

 fame time, with the common fly, the orange tip. 



The male is reprefented flying at fig. 1 ; the female at fig. 2 ; and the under 

 parts at fig. 3. 



S P. XXXIV. WOOD WHITE. 



Sincapis. Linnœus. 

 Wood White. Harris. 



The caterpillar of this fpecies is not yet difcovered. There are two broods 

 of the ■ butterflies in the fummer: the firft is on the wing in May, and the 

 fécond in Auguft. They fly near the ground, in woods, and may be eafily 

 taken, but are not very plentiful. The male is reprefented at fig. 4, and the 

 under fide at fig. 5. The female differs but little, except in fize, being larger. 



