LYC/ENA. 
107 
VARIETY. 
a. Cyparissus, Hub. 654-7. This variety is smaller than the 
type, and paler in colour beneath. It is found only in Lapland. 
10. L. Zephyrus, Friv. Imr. ii. (1835); H.-S. 208-11. 
Expands 0'90 to 1 in. The male has all the wings violet-blue; 
the hind margins have a narrow but distinct black border ; on the 
hind margin of the hind wings, near the anal angle, are one or two 
very small black spots. The fringes of all the wings are white. 
The female has all the wings brown, with traces of an orange band 
on the hind margin, most distinct near the anal angle. Under 
side : — The ground is of a greyish fawn-colour. All the wings 
have a well-marked double row of black spots parallel to the hind 
margin, enclosing a distinct orange band ; they have also a central 
row of black spots somewhat irregularly placed, and surrounded by 
light rings ; internal to this, on all the wings, is the discoidal spot; 
the fore wings have no basal spot, but on the hind wings there are 
four; and the base itself is slightly tinged with blue. PI. XXIII., 4. 
Times of Appearance. — June and July. 
Habitat. — Mountains in Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor, and 
Armenia. 
Larva . — U nkno wn . 
VARIETY. 
a. Hesperica, Eambur, Faun. And. p. 270, pi. x. 1-4; H.-S. 
4-15 (male), 349-50 (female). Differs from the type in the 
colour of the male, which is light greenish blue, instead of being 
nearly violet. It is found in Andalusia. PI. XXIII., 5. 
11. L. Pylaon, Fisch. Nouv. Mem. Mosc. ii. 357; H.-S. 333-4, 
339-42. 
Expands 0’90 to 1 in. The male has all the wings light 
purplish blue, with a narrow black hind-marginal border. Near 
the anal angle of the hind wings there are two or three black dots 
or spots sometimes marked with orange. The female is dark 
