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CONSPECTUS OF BUTTERFLIES. 7 
stripes. Very uncommon. Middlesex, Kent, Hampshire, York- 
shire, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire; near Dover. 
Tue AsrEen (M. Maturna, Sternens), Said to be British on 
doubtful authority, 
Tar Goppess (M. Dia, Sreeuens). A continental species, 
said to be British by mistake, 
Tue StrveR Sror (M. Silene, LeAcw) appears on heaths and 
in woods, in May, the beginning of July, and in August. Wings 
one inch two-thirds to eleven-twelfths ; tawny, spotted with 
black ; second pair underneath variegated with red and yellow, 
with twelve silvery spots, a black eye-like spot, with a red pupil, 
and towards the hinder margin, a streak of black spots. Varies 
much, Caterpillar black, with a clear stripe on the sides; the 
spines half yellow. Common in the south of England, Essex, 
Devon. 
Tae Prince (M. Kuphrosyne, LeAcn) appears in May. Wings 
one inch three-fourths to eleven-twelfths ; orange tawny, spotted 
with black ; second pair underneath variegated with red and 
yellow, with nine silver spots, seven of which are placed on the 
hinder margin, one wedge-shaped in the middle, and one at the 
base, with a yellow eye-like spot, having a black pupil. Varies 
much, Caterpillar, black, with two orange-spotted streaks on 
the back, feeds on violets, such as the viola lutea, and viola 
canina, Common in woods in the south of England. Penge 
Common, Essex, Devon, and near Edinburgh, 
ARGYNNIS (FApricrvus). 
Palpi not much longer than the head, divergent, hairy, with 
three joints, the first curved, the second broad, the third needle- 
shaped, and very small; antenne with more than thirty joints, 
the clubbed tips short, abrupt, blunt, large, and flattish; fore 
legs short, the claws with double nails ; upper wings triangular ; 
under wings somewhat round, and both more or less indented, 
Females usually darker than the males. 
Egg conical, with a round point, and many elevated ribs: 
caterpillar with spines; chrysalis somewhat angular, commonly 
with metallic spots, the head notched, suspended by the tail. 
Tue Princess (A, Lathonia, Leacn) appears in May, August, 
and September. Wings one inch five-sixths to two inches one- 
twelfth ; tawny orange, distinctly spotted with black; second 
pair underneath with numerous silvery spots, and, towards the 
hinder margin, a row of seven red eye-like spots, having a sil- 
very pupil. Caterpillar, brown-grey, with a whitish line on the 
back, and two brownish ones on the sides, the spines and legs 
pale yellow, feeds on heart’s-ease and saintfoin, Chrysalis 
dull brown, with a yellow stripe on the back, sprinkled with gold 
and silver dots; a white streak at the end of the wing-cases. 
Very scarce. Norfolk, Battersea, Surrey, Kent, Hertford, Cam- 
bridgeshire. 
. Aspor’s (A, Niobe, SterHENs), Said to be British on doubtful 
authority, 
