Papilionum BRITANNI/E leones, Nomina, &c: 
Containing the Figures , Names-, Places-, Seafms , &c. of above Eighty Englifh 
Butter-flies , being all that have hitherto been obferved in Great-Britain. 
By James Petiver , Fellow of the Royal Sociecy, LONDO N. 
TAB. I. Papiliones BRITANNIjE albidae 
White Butterflies. 
Fig. i, & z- 
ENGLISH 
Apilio alba, venis nigris Muf, noft. 301. 
i. White Butterfly with black Veins. Ray 
Inferior. Hift. 115. 5. Its fine black Veins without any 
Spots, differs it from all the following. Found in Mea¬ 
dows about June. 
5, & 4. Papilio alba major, apicibus nigris. Great 
white Cabbage Butterfly. Differs from the next, in having 
no Spots on its upper Wings, Appears in May, June , &c. 
5, & 6. Papilio alba major, bimaculata. Ray 113. r. 
Great Female Cabbage Butterfly , Gaz. Nar. 62. 1 '. 3. Muf. 
noft. 815. Thefe are very common with the laft, in Kit¬ 
chen Gardens where Cabbages grow, on which they lay 
their Eggs , 
7, & 8. Papilio alba media, maculata , Ray 118. 2. Left 
fer white Cabbage Butterfly. Very common in Fields and 
Gardens moft part of the Summer. 
9, & l0 * Papilio alba media, bimaculata. Leffer white 
double fpotted Butterfly. This and the next are found 
promil'cuoufly with the reft. 
ii, £5* 12, Papilio alba, media, trimaculata. Leffer 
white treble.fpotted Butterfly. Differs from the laft in 
having a third fpot on the parting of the Wings. 
13, M- Papilio alba, media, immaculata,'' Ray 114. 3. 
Leffer white unfpotted Butterfly. The under Wings of 
thefe 6 laft are frofted below with a pale yellow and with¬ 
out Veins, which the 5 next have, 
IS* & 16. Papilio alba, media-, trimaculata, venis fubtus 
latis, Muf. noft. 302. Common white, veined Butterfly , 
with 2 or 3 Spots, GAZ. Nat. 6 2. f. 4. Common with the 
next in Fields and Meadows moft part of the Summer. 
17, & 18. Papilio alba, minor, immaculata, venis fubtus 
latis. Leffer, white, veined Butterfly. This has no Spots. 
19, & 20. Papilio alba, media, maculata, venis fubtus 
latis. Leffer, fpotted, white, veined Butterfly. Differs from 
15 in having but one Spot on each upper Wing, 
21, & 22. Papilio alba minor, apice nigricante. White 
fmall tipt Butterfly , Ray 116. 8. 1 have obferved this in 
Hampjled and other Woods in June, &c. 
23, & 24. Papilio fl/£**minor, Mas. Small white Wood 
Butterfly. This is fometimes tipt below'’, but fcarce leen 
above, N. B. I have obferved amongft all thefe white 
Butterflies , the moft fpotted to be the Females. 
TAB. II. Papiliones Britannia;, luteae, albae, &c. mixtse. 
Inglifli, yellow, white, and other mixt Butterflies. 
Fig. 1. OApilio Sulphurea, Muf. noft. No. 1. Ray 112. 4. 
JL The Brimftone Butterfly. This and the next 
appear amongft the fir ft in the Spring and again in Autumn. 
2. Papilio fulphureus, pallidus, Muf. noft. 2. The Male 
Straw Butterfly. This being fo near white, it often el’- 
capes as common. 
3 Papilio crocea, limbo nigricante. The Saffron Butterfly. 
Its Ground Saffron, w'ith broad black Edges, feen about 
Deptford, Peckbam , &c. from June till September. 
4. Papilio crocea, limbo nigricante, maculato, Gaz. Nat. 
14. f. it. Rap 112. 6 . Spotted Saffron Butterfly, Found 
with the laft, and differs from it in having a fpotted Edge. 
5. Papilio major caudata , ex nigro 8 c luteo variegata, 
Ray no. Royal William. Muf. noft. 328. Its Beauty, Size, 
and Tail differs it from all others. This has been caught 
abouc London and divers Counties in England , yet rarely. 
6 . Papilio albus, fubtus viridi colore marmoreatus, Mas 
Muf * noft * Ra y IG- < 5 . White, mar¬ 
bled Male Butterfly. Found with the Female, but more par- 
known flyjng fVC ^ ^ US Sj 8 ron Tips , by which its eafily 
7. Papilio fubtus viridi colore marmoreata, F&mi- 
*r ; Ray 1 1 s . 7 . White ^marbled Female Butterfly, Muf. noft. 
30 j. I his appears in April and May, but not common. 
8. Papilio alba minor , fubtus viridefeens marmoreata. 
The flight greenilh Half-Mourner This is fomewhat lefs 
than the next, and has fewer Spots, efpecially above. 
9. Papilio Leucamelanos fubtus viridelcens marmoreata. 
Vernouns greenifh Half-Mourner Muf. noft. 304.Gaz. Nat.i. 
fig. 7. Rap 116.10. This has alfo been found about Hamp - 
fled in *July or Auguft. 
10. Papilio Leucomelanos. Common Half-Mourner, Muf. 
noft. 3. fig. Ray 116.9. Thefe have near an equal Mixture 
oi white and black , they appear about Midfummer and after, 
in moift Meadows. 
1 r. Papilio major nigrefeens tricolor, circulo fere fanguinea 
ornatus. Muf. noft. 327. Ray 126M. The Admiral. A 
beautiful Fly, and eminently diftinguifht by a red Lift crofs 
the upper Wing. Often leen in Gardens and Fields from 
the End of July till Autumn. 
j - 12. Papilio fufea, area & maculis albis. Gaz. Nat. Tab. 
15. f. 12. White Admiral. Found about Dullidge and 
Wickham near Croyden . as alfo at Henly upon Thames. 
TAB. III. Papiliones Britannia, maculatae. 
Brittifh fpotted Butterflies. 
Fig. 1, & 2. T) Apilio Fritillaria major,* crocea, lineis 
A fubtus argenteis. Great Silverftreakt 
Orange Fritillary. Differs from the next in having 
Streaks above on an Orange Ground. 
?* & 4 * Eadem Aurea. Great Silver-ftreakt Golden 
Fntillary. Muf. noft. 321. Ray 119. 4. The Spots above 
more and larger, without any black Streaks, on a pale 
golden Ground. Thefe appear about the beginning of 
July. 
5, & 6 . Papilio FritiUaria major, maculis fubtus ar¬ 
genteis. Great Silver-fpotted Fritillary. Muf. noft. 320. 
Ray 119, 5. In this the Spots above are larger than the 
next, and below the ground between the Spots pale. 
7, &S. Papilio Fritillaria major, fubtus viridior, macu- 
hs argenteis. In this the Spots are lefs, and the Ground 
below greenilh. This and the laft appear about the 
midft of July. 
9, & 10. Papilio Fritillaria, tejfellata, ferotina, Muf. 
noft. 323. fubtus albida. White May Fritillary. Ray 
120.8.2. Very like the next, but whiter below. 
11 r& I2> . Eadem fubtus ftraminea. Straw May Fritilla- 
ry. Both thefe pretty common in Cain-Wood, and differ 
from the next in being Checker'd above. 
15 , &* M* Papilio Fritillaria maculata , precox, Muf. 
Pet. 322. Ray 120. 7. April Fritillary. This has many 
white and Silver Spots below, by which it chiefly differs 
from Fig. 18. 
iS,6f 16. Papilio Fritillaria minor. Muf. noft. 324. 
Gaz. Nat. 1 < 5 . f. io* Ray 122. 12. Vernons , fmall Frit ills, 
ry. It s the leaft of all the Fritillaries yet known. Found 
m leveral Woods round London. 
!■ l J\& Papilio Fritillaria, maculata, priECox, rnacu- 
I s argenteis paucis. April Flitillary with few 
Spots. 1 his has but one oval Silver Spot in the midft of 
each Wing beneath, whereas Fig. 14. has divers. Per¬ 
haps Male and Female. Frequent in Cain-Wood. 
19, 2 °. Papilio Fritillaria media, vieandris nigris. 
Dandndge s midling Black Fritillary. Ray 121. 10. Mr. 
Dandridge has obferved this and the next about the end 
of May and beginning of June in Cam Wood and the Oak 
of Honour Woods near Dullidge. 
o 2 2 ?* P a P^° TAtiUaria minor, meandtis nigris. 
8 maU b ack Fntillary. Ray 121. u. Differs chiefly in 
being lels than the laft. 
z \t & z 4 * Papilio Fritillaria minor, maculis argenteis 
fubtus per belle notata Muf. noft. 510. Leffer Siker-fpottei 
or Riga l ritillary. Ray no. 6 . Obferved about Cambndgs 
25, qj 5 2 6. /''api/fo Fritillaria minor, undulata, areis fub¬ 
tus albis. White Dullidge Fntillary. Found in the Wood, 
thereabouts in May. 
