SCARCE CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY. 109 
hinder margin of the anterior wings, irregularly spot- 
ted with yellow, and in wanting the border to the 
posterior wings, having in its place some obsolete 
triangular dusky spots. Both sexes have the extreme 
edge, both above and below, and the cilia, rose-co- 
lour.” 
Having never seen authentic specimens of this in- 
sect, we have introduced the description of the au- 
thor by whom it was first made known to the public 
as British. Many doubts have been expressed as to 
its being strictly indigenous, and perhaps the evidence 
which at first led to its being regarded in that light, 
might not unjustly be considered somewhat incon- 
clusive. But since the means of identifying the spe- 
cies became accessible to all, several announcements 
have been published of its having been found in 
England. It has been observed near Ipswich, in 
Suffolk, and also in Sussex. “ Has been noticed in 
the meadows near the confluence of the Avon and 
Severn, flying with great swiftness, in August, but 
it is a rare insect.” 
