VADE MECUM. 97 



IIU'PAUCHIA DAVUS, SMALL RINCJLET. 

 Letvin,pl. 23, /. 5, C. Duncan, pi. 26, fig. 1. 



Butterfly. The primary wings above, brownish tamiy, 

 with two blind eyelets posteriorly. U ndemeath of the same 

 colour, with a posterior whitisli band, which does not reach 

 the margins. Between the liand and the posterior margin 

 are two eyelets with a blacli iris and wliite pupil, with an 

 imperfect or blind smaller eyelet between them. The 

 secondary wings have about three blind eyelets, the central 

 the large.st, with a tawny iris ; underneath they are brown 

 at the base, with a middle whiti.sh angular band, between 

 wliich and the posterior margin are six eyelets, consisting of 

 a whitish iris, a black pupil, with a central silver dot. 



N. B. — In the specimen described, on the nnder side of 

 the primary wings the eyelet nearest the exterior margin is 

 sesquialterons, or Ims a minute one appended to it. 



CaterpiUar. 



Chrysalis. 



Observation. This scarce insect frequents marshes and 

 moist heaths. 



lUPPARCHlA POLYDAMA, IMARSH RINGLET. 



Duncan, pi. 26, fin. 2. 



Butterfly. Prhnary wings tawny, with two posterior blind 

 eyelets. Secondary wings brown, but internally whitish, 

 with a minute blind eyelet near tlie anal angle. Below the 

 primary are darker at the ba.se, incUned to ash colom- at 

 the tips, with apo.steriorabl)reviated whitish band ; between 



