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the course of the nervnles ; there are one or two fulvous patches 
between this and the base ; near the apex is a large black spot 
bipupilled with white. Hind wings with a fulvous suhmarginal 
band, divided like that on the fore wings ; it contains two or three 
black spots with white centres. The female has the fore wings 
fulvous, the basal portion, costa and hind margin being brown ; 
from the costa a brown streak runs outwards towards the hind 
margin, forming a triangular fulvous space, with the apex directed 
downwards ; in this space near its base is placed the bipupilled 
black spot, one or two other shorter brown streaks run from the 
costa to the median nervure ; hind wings as in the male, but 
sometimes with a fulvous tinge. Under side : Fore wings in both 
sexes greatly resembling the upper side of the female fore wings, 
just described, except that the apical spot is surrounded by light 
yellowish brown, and the costa and hind margins are lighter. 
Hind wings grey, the basal half crossed by zigzag lines of a brown 
colour ; there is a submarginal row of seven black spots, having 
white centres, and enclosed in brown and yellow rings ; the two 
near the anal angle are smaller than the rest, and coalescent. 
PL LXXI., 4. 
Time of Appearance. — April to August. 
Habitat. — The whole of Europe, except Denmark, Holland, 
Great Britain, and South Eussia ; it is also common in Asia Minor 
and Syria. On the Continent this is a common species, frequenting 
much the same kind of localities as Megcera. It has been reputed 
British, but erroneously. 
Larva. — Bright green, with darker dorsal and subdorsal lines, 
the stigmatal line being yellow ; head and legs green. It feeds on 
grasses in April and in June. 
Pupa. — Green or greenish black, very slightly angular, 
slightly bifid, with two dorsal rows of tubercles of a yellow or 
brown colour; it is generally suspended on walls, palings, and 
similar places. 
VARIETY. 
a. Adrasta, Hub. 836-9 ; Tr. 10, 1, 36. Mcerce var., Esp. 49, 1. 
— Slightly larger than the type, deeper in colour, and more 
suffused with fulvous ; the under side of the hind wings is darker 
