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There were plenty of Colias hyale, the pale clouded yellow, but 
they were not all in good condition ; and I only detected edusa in 
the Rhone valley. 
A nice series of C. phicomone were taken at the foot of the 
Argentines, and a few specimens of the Brimstone, Oonepteryx 
rhamni , were noted here and there. Theda rubi was seen several 
times in poor and wasted condition. Then, turning to the 
Lycaenidae, I took three species of Coppers near Villars — our 
familiar friend phlceas, one worn specimen of Polyommatus belle , 
and a short but good series of hippothde , with one under side 
variety, possessing two large and irregular black spots. 
The Blues noted in the same district comprised the following : 
Lycaena aegon, astrarche, and icarus, all no doubt common had 
they been worked for; L. corydon — the chalk hill blue — very 
common after July 12th; the lovely sky-blue hylas , much like 
adonis on the upper surface, some worn, but several in perfect 
condition ; the even more lovely daman, as fresh as a daisy, 
and plenty of them; alsus, a few ; ads or semiargus, the 
commonest of all the Blues, and, as we have already said, in 
variable condition ; alcon, one worn specimen ; and last, a good 
and varied series of avion, the Large Blue. One worn specimen 
of Nemeobius lucina was netted and released. Among the 
Nymphalidae I only secured one much torn specimen of Limenitis 
populi, but saw others on several occasions when they were out 
of reach. 
I was successful in finding eight pupae of L. Camilla — a 
Butterfly which strongly resembles our English White Admiral, 
but is even more intense and beautiful in its colouring. They 
were found hanging on the extremities of the twigs of a species 
of honeysuckle which grew abundantly in the woody undergrowth 
adjoining the hotel, and nothing could have so admirably 
resembled curled up dead leaves. Four of them emerged satis- 
factorily, one producing an ichneumon instead. Vanessa levana 
I think I detected from the railway carriage, but I cannot be quite 
sure as I did not catch any. 
Grapta c-album was fairly common, but somewhat passe; 
urticae, as usual, was everywhere, and at al ant a and cardui were 
common, especially over the top of mountain ridges. Antiopa, 
