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RINGLET BUTTERFLY. 
was so obvious a3 to be remarked by very indiffe- 
rent persons.” * 
THE RINGLET BUTTERFLY. 
Hyparchia Hyperanthus. 
PLATE XXIV. Fig. 4. 
Pap. Hyperanthus, Linn — Donovan, viii. pi. 271 The 
Ringlet, Harris ’ Aurel. pi. 35. 
The whole upper surface is of a uniform brown 
colour, generally without eye-like spots, hut not un- 
frequently having two or three on each wing not very 
distinctly formed. The under side is pale brown, 
the anterior wings with two or three ocelli towards 
the tip, which are sometimes large and conspicuous, 
especially in the females, and occasionally almost ob- 
literated : the hinder wings have usually five ocelli, 
variable in size, two of them placed close together 
towards the anterior margin, and three others in a 
line behind, the inner one being usually smallest. 
The body and base of the wings are clothed with 
dark-brown hairs ; the fringe is light grey ; and the 
antennse variegated with white, and having the club 
of a rust-red colour. 
The caterpillar feeds chiefly on the Annual Mea- 
dow-grass in this country : on the Continent it is 
* Journal of a Naturuust, p. 288. 
