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HESPERIDM. 
central and siibmarginal greenish bands, irregular in shape ; there 
is a basal spot of the same colour as the bands. PI. LXXIX., 1. 
Times of Appeakance. — May and August. 
Habitat. — Central Europe (except Holland and the British 
Isles), Spain, Italy, South Russia, Asia Minor, Syria, Armenia, 
and Persia. 
Larva. — Unknown. 
VARIETIES. 
a. Fritillum, Hiib. 464, 5; Tr. x. 1, 94; Ramb. Faun. And. 
pi. 8, 14 ; Cat. S. And. p. 74. Smaller than the type, and with 
the under side whiter. 
Habitat. — Central and Northern Europe. 
h. Cirsii, Ramb. Faun. And. pi. 8, 15 ; Cat. S. And. p. 73 ; 
H. S. 33, 34. Smaller than the type ; the white spots on the fore 
wings slightly more distinct ; the hind wings with a central and 
submarginal white band. Under side : Hind wings with the white 
bands narrower than in the type, the ground colour being of a 
darker green. PI. LXXIX., 2. 
Habitat. — Central and Southern Europe. 
c. Carlinae, Ramb. Faun. And. pi. 8, 11 ; Cat. S. And. p. 72. 
Smaller than the type and darker, the spots on the fore wings 
small and indistinct. Under side : Fore wings grey, with small 
white and black spots. Hind wings greenish, with white spots, as 
in the type. PI. LXXIX., 3. 
Habitat. — Central and Southern Europe. 
d. Onopordii, Ramb. Faun. And. pi. 8, 13 ; Cat. S. And. p. 72. 
8. — S. Serratulae, Ramb. Faun. And. pi. 8, 9 ; Cat. p. 71 ; H. S. 
18-20 ; Frr. 621, 3. 
Expands from 1*10 to 1-15 in. Brown. Fore wings with a row 
of small white spots and one or two near the costa ; these spots 
have nearly the same arrangement as in the last species. Hind 
wings almost unicolorous, with one or two indistinct light spots 
near the costa. Under side : Fore wings reddish brown, with 
white spots as above, but larger. Hind wings greenish, with a 
