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WOOD RINGLET.
PLATE XV
Hipparchia hyperanthus, OCHSENHEIMEE. LEACH.
« STEPHENS. CURTIS. DUNCAN.
Papilio hyperanthus, LTNN^US. LEWIN. DONOVAN.
„ « HAWORTH, HARRIS.
Papilio polymeda, SCOPOLI. HUBNER.
Satyrus hyperanthus, BOISDUVAL.
Bnodia hyperanthus, HUBNER.
MANY of the praises which good old Izaak Walton bestowed
on the art of angling, and especially those which refer to the
"higher branch" of it, namely to fly-fishing, apply equally
well and suitably to the entomologist's peaceful and gentle
art. "The murmur of the mountain bee" is a good substitute,
at least 'pro tempore,' for the murmur of the purling brook;
to catch a rare Butterfly is, in its way, as great a pleasure
as to catch a trout of three pounds weight, or a fresh-run
salmon of a dozen, and in each case alike you have the enjoy­
ment of the fragrant "scent of hawthorn flowers," and of all the
other charming scents and sights with which the beneficent
Creator has strewed and surrounded the path of those who
will seek them in the country, where His hand has placed
them.
This insect is plentiful throughout the country generally,
but in the neighbourhood of Falmouth it is scarce.
It is found in woods and lanes, and places more immediately
adjacent to them.
It appears about the end of June.
The caterpillar feeds on the Poa annua and other grasses,
about the roots of which it conceals itself during the day.
The wings expand to the width of from one inch and a