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MOUNTAIN RINGLET. 
more or less tinged with rust-red : the hinder wings 
are ash-brown beneath, at least in one of the sexes, 
having three black spots behind, surrounded by a 
reddish iris. The fringe of the wings is brown ; the 
antenna; black above and white below. 
This species is readily distinguished from any of 
its associates by its inferior size. The red band on 
the wings varies greatly, and in some instances it is 
without black dots in the upper pair. The insect is 
very local in this country, almost the only localities 
being in the mountainous districts of Cumberland 
and Westmoreland. On the continent, it inhabits 
Switzerland, and the mountainous countries of the 
south of France, in considerable plenty. 
