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THE SMALL COPPER BUTTERFLY. 
Papilio Virgauree. 
PLATE XLVII. 
Papilio Virgauren, Linn, Syst. Nat. p. 793, No. 253.— 
Donovan's Br. Ins. pl. 172. 
THE wings are angulated, the upper side of a fine 
brown, or red copper colour, with a black margin ; 
under side light brown, with several white spots, 
some haying a black spot near the centre. 
A specimen of this rare insect has been taken at 
Cambridge. It has always had a place in the cabinets 
of the principal English collectors ; but we cannot 
learn by whom it was first discovered in this country. 
This and the Hippothe: have been frequently con- 
founded with each other; but, on comparison, a 
material difference will be discovered. 
Harris has made one error, which is of importance 
to the English collector to correct ; he says, “ the 
Papilio virgaurece, copper, feeds on grass, found in 
June and August in meadows ; is shining copper, 
spotted with black.” From this it appears he could 
mean no other than the common Copper Butterfly, 
which is found in June and August in meadows. 
