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slightly blue at the base. The under side somewhat resembles 
that of the last, but differs in the following particulars : — The black 
spots on the fore wings are much larger than those on the hind 
wings ; instead of being equal in size, the blue tinge at the base is 
strongly mixed with green, has an almost metallic brilliance, and 
extends over quite two-thirds of the wing area, often passing beyond 
the central row of spots. PL XXXI., 7. 
Times of Appearance. — May to the end of August. 
Habitat. — The greater part of Europe, though not in Britain, 
the Low Countries, or the Polar Ptegions, and probably not in Anda- 
lusia. It occurs throughout the greater part of Northern and 
Western Asia and the Amur. It generally frequents flowery 
meadows and open places in woods. 
Larva. — Greenish yellow, with a bright reddish brown dorsal 
stripe and lateral oblique stripes of the same colour ; lateral stripe 
greenish. It feeds on several species of Leuuminosce, in June and 
July. 
Pupa brown, the sides being lighter and the wing-cases darker. 
PL XXIX., 4. 
44. L. Melanops, Boisd. Ind. p. 13 ; Err. B. 97, 1, 2 ; Mill. Ic. 
108, 1. — Sa'porUe, H.-G. 922-8 ; Marchandi, Gerh. 15, 1. 
Expands 0-75 to 1-0 in. Fringes of all the wings white. The 
male has all the wings blue, with a tinge of purple, and with a 
narrow black hind marginal border. The female is dark brown, 
slightly tinged with blue at the base of the fore wings. The under 
side has the spots almost exactly as in L. Cijllanis, but the ground 
colour of the wings is darker grey, and the hind wings are only 
slightly dark blue at the base ; there is also a trace of a hind 
marginal band of black spots in addition to the central row. 
Times of Appearance. — April and May. PL XXXIII., 1. 
Habitat. — The South of France, Spain and Portugal, and 
North Africa, along the shores of the Mediterranean. 
Larva, as figured by Milliere, green, with a blackish dorsal 
stripe and oblique hues, and with two whitish lateral lines. It 
feeds on trefoil in May and June. 
Pupa light brown, darker on the wing-cases. PL XXIX., 5. 
