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GENUS. I. BUTTERFLIES. 



SEC. VIII. S P. LIV. SCARCE COPPER. 

 PI. 41. 



Virgaureœ. Linnaus. 



The natural hiftory of this beautiful fpecies of butterflies is likewife but little 

 known. I have been informed, that a collector of infects ufed to take this fly, 

 and fupply the différent collections in London with it, but would not give the 

 leaft account of its manners, or of the place where he found it. In the 

 month of Auguft I once met with two of thefe butterflies fettled on a bank in 

 the marfhes, the fun at that time mining very hot on them : they were exceed- 

 ingly ffiy, and would not fufFer me to approach them. The upper fide of this 

 fly is difplayed at fig. 1, and the under parts at fig. 2. 



S P. LV. SMALL C OPPER. 



Phkeas. Linnœus. 

 Copper. Harris. 



This fmall butterfly is to be feen flying the latter end of April, the produce 

 of thofe chryfalides that have furvived the feverity of the winter. The latter 

 end of June there is a frefh ftock of thefe flies out on the wing; and the latter 

 end of Auguft we have another brood flying. The caterpillars we are not ac- 

 quainted with. The infects of this fection are called copper, from their refem- 

 blance in colour to that metal when highly polifhed. 



This is a common fly, and to be met with in almoft every place where °rafs 

 grows. The male is reprefented at fig. 3, and with the wings erect, ikewing 

 the under parts, at fig. 4. 



