. The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature, with the natural history of each species, from a close application to the subject, and observations made in different countries of this kingdom; as well as from breeding numbers from the egg, or caterpillar, during the last thirty years. toutfon éclat. Vol. I. L ( 42 ) GENUS I. BUTTERFLIES. SEC. III. S P. XXII. WOOD ARGUS. PI. 19. iEgeria. Linnœ Wood. Harris. This butterfly is peculiar to woods, and may be feen flying as early asthe middle of April. This brood is from the caterpil
. The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature, with the natural history of each species, from a close application to the subject, and observations made in different countries of this kingdom; as well as from breeding numbers from the egg, or caterpillar, during the last thirty years. toutfon éclat. Vol. I. L ( 42 ) GENUS I. BUTTERFLIES. SEC. III. S P. XXII. WOOD ARGUS. PI. 19. iEgeria. Linnœ Wood. Harris. This butterfly is peculiar to woods, and may be feen flying as early asthe middle of April. This brood is from the caterpillars that have lived throughthe winter, and have changed to chryfalis the end of March, in which ftate theyremain for about twenty days, when the flies are perfected. The caterpillarsfeed on grafs, and go through the different changes exceedingly quick, fo thatthere are not lefs than three diftinct broods of the flies in one fummer. The caterpillar arrived at the full growth is delineated at fig. 1, the chry-falis at fig. 2, the male is reprefented flying at fig. 3, and the under parts ofthe female at fig. 4. The caterpillar is rarely met with, as it feeds clofe to thefurface of the earth, and is nearly of the fame colour as its food ; but the fliesmay be taken without much trouble, as they do not fly quick, and
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