2 CONSPECTUS OF BUTTERFLIES. 
Caterpillar, pale green, with a whitish stripe on the sides, feeds 
on the buckthorn and berry bearing alder (Rhamnus frangula) ; 
Chrysalis greenish, suspended. Common in the south. 
COLIAS (Fasricrus), 
Palpi projecting beyond the head, very flat, the tip joint the 
shortest ; antenna with less than thirty joints, short, rather 
slender, the clubbed tip blunt; fee¢ with small, weak, forked 
claws ; upper wings somewhat three cornered ; under wings 
roundish, with a groove to receive the abdomen. 
Egg not known ; caterpillar warty, and without hairs ; chry- 
salis, girt with silk, somewhat angular, with a beak. 
Tue CLoupEp Sutpuur (Colias Euprome, STEPHENS) appears 
the middle of August and in September. Wings two inches to 
two inches one-sixth; above very pale sulphur yellow (Ste- 
phens’ specimen) with a black border, spotted, in the female, 
with yellow; in the centre of the upper wing a black spot, and 
in that of the under aneye spot. Caterpillar and chrysalis un- 
known. Very rare, and even doubtful as a native. East coast, 
Tae scarce CLoupEp YeLLow%C, Paleno, STEPHENS) very 
doubtful as a British species. 
Tne CLoupep GoipENn (C. Chrysotheme, StupaENns) appears 
in September. Wings one inch two-thirds to one inch five- 
sixths ; above golden yellow with a black border, spotted in the 
female with yellow; the upper wings rounded. Probably asmall 
pale variety of C, /dusa. Norfolk. 
Tue CLoupep SAFFRON (C. Edusa, FAnricius) appears the’ 
middle of August, and early in spring. Wings one inch two. 
thirds to two inches one-third ; above deep saffron yellow, some: 
times with a rosy gloss, with a black border, spotted in the fe- 
male with yellow; upper ones with a black spot in the centre; 
the under ones greenish underneath, with a silvery spot; some 
with five or six reddish brown spots. Caterpillar, dull green, 
with a white stripe on each side, feeds on grass. Chrysalis green, 
with yellow and black lines. Not common, Norfolk, Kent, De- 
von, Jersey. 
Tax Waite CLoupEp Yetiow (C. Helice, Huser) is probably 
only a pale variety of C, Kdusa. 
Tue Croupep Yeuuow (C. Hyale, StrpHens) appears the 
middie of August. Wings two inches to two inches one-sixth j 
above pale sulphur yellow or creamy white, with a black bordet, 
spotted in a continuous line, the upper with a black spot in the 
centre, the under with a silvery spot; female whitish. Cater 
pillar green and velvety, two yellow lines on the sides; feeds on 
papilionaceous plantsin July. Chrysalis green, with yellow lines 
on the sides. Rare. Kent, Norfolk. 
PONTIA (Fanricivs). 
Palpi short, with three joints, the tip joint longer than the 
