. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS rare occurrence. It is on the wing during a great part of Summer, egg-laying taking place in August. Grass- blades or stems are chosen to receive the dull-coloured eggs, but, soon after hatching, the young larvae go into hibernation until the succeeding Spring, when they commence to feed upon various kinds of grasses. Although the larva has pleasing markings, it is not attractive in colour, and the pupa is deep chestnut. It appears to pupate beneath the ground. The general colou
. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS rare occurrence. It is on the wing during a great part of Summer, egg-laying taking place in August. Grass- blades or stems are chosen to receive the dull-coloured eggs, but, soon after hatching, the young larvae go into hibernation until the succeeding Spring, when they commence to feed upon various kinds of grasses. Although the larva has pleasing markings, it is not attractive in colour, and the pupa is deep chestnut. It appears to pupate beneath the ground. The general colouration of the imago may be described as light and dark brown and black, with deckled edges to the wings, and light yellow bands. There are two black spots with white centres on the forewings, and one on each of the hind wings. The under surface of the latter is mottled with greyish and white, whilst the forewings arc ochreous, with an orange tinge. It is admirably protected when it alights on the ground, and has the habit of falling on one side to make the illusion more complete. I. Speckled Vlooi. — {Parurge egerta.) Whilst I have mostly watched the Grayling Butterfly in some numbers in the grassy fields and waysides bordering the sea at ^\ hitstable in Kent, the present species (Fig. 5) has more 2U. 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 Westell, W. Percival (William Percival), 1874-1937. [London] : Chapman & Dodd
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