. The butterflies of the British Isles. Butterflies. 86 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES. kind by feeding and growing until they eventually passed through all the stages and emerged perfect butterflies in Sep- tember and October of that year. Something similar occurred in a brood that he was rearing in the autumn of 1895, but on this occasion only one caterpillar continued to feed beyond the normal time. The English name by which we now know this, the largest of the six British Argynnids, seems to have been given to it by Moses Harris in 1778. Sixty years or so before that date it. y %£? F
. The butterflies of the British Isles. Butterflies. 86 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES. kind by feeding and growing until they eventually passed through all the stages and emerged perfect butterflies in Sep- tember and October of that year. Something similar occurred in a brood that he was rearing in the autumn of 1895, but on this occasion only one caterpillar continued to feed beyond the normal time. The English name by which we now know this, the largest of the six British Argynnids, seems to have been given to it by Moses Harris in 1778. Sixty years or so before that date it. y %£? Fig. 25. Aberration of var. valesina. was called the ''Greater Silver-streaked ; Fortu- nately, in this case, as in others where the vulgar tongue is entomologically concerned, the law of priority does not apply, so that the name Silver-washed, which so well expresses the under-side ornamentation, may be retained. The butterfly is probably to be found in most of the Southern English and Welsh counties, especially where there are ex- tensive woods. In North Devon, however, it occurs in places where there is not much in the way of woodland. It is abundant. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South, Richard. London : F. Warne
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