. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. ICO BRITISH BUTTERFLIES and throughout July it may be seen .f(racefully sweeping through the trees and undergrowth of woods, often setthng down on a favourite flower for a short time. So strong is its flight that it is useless to attempt to pursue it for any distance. Sometimes it will sail along a wooded path, followed at short intervals by others of its species, and may be taken in the net as it passes. But perhaps the most successful method of netting Paj^hia is to wait till it has settled, and then secure it by a qui
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. ICO BRITISH BUTTERFLIES and throughout July it may be seen .f(racefully sweeping through the trees and undergrowth of woods, often setthng down on a favourite flower for a short time. So strong is its flight that it is useless to attempt to pursue it for any distance. Sometimes it will sail along a wooded path, followed at short intervals by others of its species, and may be taken in the net as it passes. But perhaps the most successful method of netting Paj^hia is to wait till it has settled, and then secure it by a quick upwaixl or side stroke of the net. If then you miss your aim, off it will dart, sailing over the tree tops till, in a very short time, it is quite out of sight. The upper side of this butterfly is shown in Plate III, fig. 2, where the general arrangement of the black spots on the rich. Fig. 72. —The Silver-washed Fritillaby —Under Side. orange-brown ground is carefully marked. There is a considerable difference between the male and female of this species. The figure on Plate III represents the male. The female does not possess the broad black lines that follow the course of the veins of the fore wings ; the basal portions of all four wings are also tinged with a rich olive-brown colour, often with a decided tendency' to green ; and the black spots of all the wings are larger. The under side is pai'ticularly rich in its decorations. The front wings are of the usual orange brown, chequered with black. The hind wings are partly brown and partly- orange, and exhibit beautiful greenish reflections. They have also two bars of silver, and a silvery spot in the basal angle, all with rather indefinite 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 Furneaux, William S. London, New York, Bombay, Calc
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