EPINEPHELE. 
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7. — P. Achine, Sc. Ent. Cam. p. 156, 1763; Bull. Cat. 122. 
Dejaniba, Linn. Mns. Ul. p. 282 (1764) ; Syst. Nat. xii. 
774; Esp. 9, 2; Hub. 170-1; 0. i. 1, 229; Err. 391. 
Expands from 1*70 to 2'20 in. All the wings dull brown, 
somewhat paler in the female than in the male ; marginal fringes 
dark brown and pale yellow. Fore wings with a submarginal row of 
round black spots, each enclosed in a ring of light yellow ; there 
are generally five of these, the fourth from the costa being larger 
than the rest. Hind wings with a somewhat similar row of spots, 
the two central ones being much larger and more distinct than the 
remaining ones, which are only faintly defined ; internal to the 
rows of spots on both wings is a faint light streak. Under side : 
Fore wings lighter than above, with a light yellow submarginal 
band, on which are placed the black spots. Hind wings with all the 
black spots distinct, and with white centres ; encircling the two 
upper spots and running internally to the rest is a narrow band of 
pure white, and external to the spots a narrow marginal line 
of light yellow. PI. LXXIH., 4. 
Times of Appearance. — June and July. 
Habitat. — Moist shady woods in Central Europe (except 
Britain), Scandinavia, and South Kussia ; the Altai and the Amur. 
Its flight is feeble, and it frequently settles on leaves. 
Larva. — Pubescent, green, with three darker dorsal lines, two 
double lateral and a stigmatal line ; the head and thoracic legs 
yellowish ; the posterior legs and the caudal points green. Feeds 
on Lolium per enne, and is full grown in May. PI. LXXVI., 6. 
Pupa. — Not suspended, but placed on the ground, like many 
of those in the last genus. 
Genus 6. — EPINEPHELE, Hilbner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 59 
(1816) ; H. S. Schmett. Eur. (1844). 
Hipparchia, Fab. 
Satyrus, Lat. 
Maniola, Schk. ; Piamicoles et Herbicoles, Dup. 
Characters. — Larva pubescent, grey or green, with longi- 
tudinal stripes ; head globular ; body shaped as in the last genus. 
