COLOUR PLATES 
Note. — Throughout these plates all butterflies are reproduced 
natural size. 
Plate 
I. — The Wall — The Dark Greek Fritillary Frontispiece 
Facing 
page 
II. — The Ringlet — The Meadow Brown . . 14 
III. — The Large Copper—The Milkweed Butterfly 36 
IV. — The Speckled Wood — The High Brown 
Fritillary ...... 45 
V. — The Small Mountain Ringlet — The Scotch 
Argus — The Hedge Brown ... 48 
VI. — The Marbled White—The Grayling . . 65 
VII. — The Small Heath—The Large Heath—The 
Green Hairstreak.80 
VIII. — The Pearl-bordered Fritillary — The Small 
Pearl-bordered Fritillary — The Queen of 
Spain Fritillary.97 
IX. — The Silver-washed Fritillary . . .112 
X. — The Marsh Fritillary — The Heath Fritillary 
— The Glanville Fritillary . . 129 
XI. — The Painted Lady — The Red Admiral 144 
XII. — The Small Tortoiseshell — The Large Tor¬ 
toiseshell ....... 161 
XIII. —The Camberwell Beauty . .164 
XIV. —The Peacock.173 
XV.-—The Purple Emperor.180 
XVI. — The White Admiral—The Comma Butterfly 189 
XVII. — The Duke of Burgundy Fritillary—The 
Grizzled Skipper — The Dingy Skipper—The 
Essex Skipper ...... 196 
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