U'ings, are of a fine deep black ; having a broad 
bar of a light fea-green colour, which takes 
it's rife from a few fpots of the fame hue near 
the apex; and, croffing the membranes to the 
flip-edge near the thorax, extends to the width 
of three-quarters of an inch, when it fcems to 
renew it's courfe acrofs the under-wino;s to the 
abdominal groove, where it's width is exaftly 
the fame length as the abdomen. On the lower 
border of the under-v/ings, there are fix fpots of 
a light fea-green colour, one on each memibrane; 
the abdominal alone excepted, which has none. 
The expanfion of the wings is exaflly four inches. 
This Butterfly, though fiippofed by fome naturalifls 
to be a non-defcript, may be feen in Sir Hans 
Sloane's Hiftory of Jamaica; and it is frequent- 
ly miCt with in the Brazils. 
Fig. 7. Black-Veined White; the Cratagi, 
Heliconii, of Linmeus. The thorax and abdo- 
men are black, and covered with a fine hair of 
a greyifh colour, tinged with a greenifh hue. 
All the wings are of a lovely white, with a flight 
tinfture of pale fea-green. The tendons of the 
wings are very confpicuous, appearing as neat 
lines of black. The under-flde has a fimilar 
appearance, only the black tendons appear 
ftronger, and riie general colour of the wing par- 
takes of a yellowilli-green. 
The expanfion of the wings is two inches and three- 
quarters. 
The caterpillar feeds on the white-thorn, and af- 
fumes the chryfalis in May; and the fly, which 
appears in June, greatly delights in hovering 
over corn-fields. 
Fig. 8. Brimstone; the Rhamni, Danai, ofLin- 
nseus. The antennas are of a rofe-colour; and 
not unlike, either in form or colour, the tubes 
or buds of the woodbine or honey-fuckle. The 
thorax and abdomen are black, covered with 
white hair of a brilliant filver glofs, like the 
fineft fattin. The wings are formed in a man- 
ner peculiar to this genus; the flhoulder-part of 
the feftor- edge projefting beyond the palpi, and 
the upper or fuperior wings coming to a fliarp 
point at the tips or apices. The inferior wings 
have two fharp points at the lower edge. The 
whole of the wings are of a moft beautiful yel- 
low, with a brimftone caft, but iTOich deeper, 
having a fmall Ipot of orange-red near the mid- 
die of each. 
The expanfion of the wings is two inches and a half. 
The caterpillar, which is green, feeds on buck- 
. thorn, in May; and, changing into it's chryfalis 
ftate about the end of that month, the fly comes 
forth at the end of June, and is feen in fields, 
meadows, lanes, commons, and woods. 
Fig. 9. Lady of the Woods; theCARDUAMiNos, 
Danai, of Linnfeus. The head is yellow, co- 
vered with hairs of a pale green ; the thorax and 
abdomen are black, having hair of a yellowifti 
colour. The fuperior wings are of a fine cream- 
colour ; except one-half tov/ards the tip or apex, 
v/hich glov/s with an orange-red fo extremely 
brilliant, as to render it quite inimitable by the 
finefl:colourers in the world. The tips are tinged 
with brov/n, and a fmall black fpot is feen in 
the middle of eachvv^ing, jufl: within the verge of 
the orange-colour. The under-wings are of a 
fine cream-colourj and entirely plain. 
The expafifion of the wings is one inch and threes- 
quarters. 
The caterpillar feeds on wild cole, &c. and changes 
to a chryfalis in July ; but the fly does not appear 
till the enfuing fpring, about the beginning of- 
May. It delights in meadows; round which, 
by the hedges, it will continue to {Iv more than 
twenty times fucceflively without once fettling* 
Indeed, we never remember to have feen one . 
of them at reft. 
Fig. 10. Female. The Female Lady of the Woods : 
in fome refpefts very much refembles the male, 
but in others is mateiiaily difi-erent. She is 
Ibmewhat larger, and the markings or characters, 
are more grofs; but fhe is defl:itute of that beau- 
tiful orange-colour on the upper-fide of the fupe- 
rior wings v/hich lb eminently diftinguifbes the. 
male. The under-fide is of a milky white; the 
feftor-edges and tips of the fuperior wings, for • 
near a quarter of an inch, are dappled with green ; 
and, in the centre^ on the table -bar, there is a ■ 
black fpot or mark like the point of a broad-ar- 
row. The inferior wings are all over beautifully 
marbled or fprinkled with green irregular.mark- 
ings, here and there a little ringed with yellow. 
The expanfion of th.e wings is two inches. 
Fig. II. Copper; the Virgaure^., Plebcii, of. 
Linnaeus, The eyes and head are of a dark- 
brown ; the former being nearly encircled by a 
neat line of v/hite. The fuperior wings, which 
are of a bright red copper-colour, have feven or 
eight black fpots, anci are edged with a brown 
border. The under-wings are of the fame dark 
brown, having each a broadifh border at the 
bottom or fan-edge, with four fpots of black. 
The expanfion of the wings is one inch and an 
eighth. It flies in meadows, in June and Au- 
gufl; and may be found fitting on the grafs be- 
fore fun-rife in company with the blue-fly. 
PLATE THE SECOND. 
Fig. I. Painted Lady; the Cardui, Nym- 
phales, of Linnaeus. The head, thorax, and ab- 
domen, are dark-brown, covered with hair which 
fhines like bronze or gold. The wings in ge- 
neral are of a brownifh orange-colour, dappled 
with black fpots or clouds of various Ihapesi 
efpecially thofe parts of the upper-wings next the 
apices, which are all black, except five white fpots 
on each. 
Fig. 2. Under-fide. The palpi are white, the eyes 
are red, and the thorax is a light-brown. The 
upper or fuperior wings are of a fine light 
orange- colour, but they become a deep crimfon' 
near the body ; and the parts towards the tips are 
of a pale brown, having five white fpots. The 
remaining parts are dappled with black, and 
there is one large white fpot nearly fquare on 
the fedor-edge. The inferior wings are of a 
pale yellow-brown, dappled with dark brown 
fpots of various forms, but nearly of a fize. Near 
the lower border, there are five eye-like circu- 
lar fpots. 
The expanfion of the wings is two inches and a 
half. 
The caterpillar, which feeds on thifliles and netdes, 
changes to the chryfalis in July, and the fly 
comes out in Auguii. It is fond of fetding on 
docks and thiftles, near banks or dung-hills. 
Fig. 3. Great ToRTOiSE-SnELLj or the Poly 
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