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WEAVER'S FRITILLARY. 11-3
brown colour, much marked all over with black marks, several
near the centre, the base blackish broAvn, and a row near the
outside edge, followed by a line, which is again succeeded by
another line, through both of which a series of oblong marks
cross to the margin, which is yellowish Avhite. The hinder
wings are also reddish brown, the base being nearly black, and
the marks disposed much in the same way as on the fore
wings, except that the inner line is Avaved from each cross
mark to the other.
Underneath, the fore wings sheAv the central dark marks
through, and a few of the others; the upper corner and part
of the outer edge is paler than the rest. The hind wings
are of a brownish purple colour, relieved Avith darker markings
of the same; there are six or seven small silvery spots, inter­
mingled Avith minute yellowish dots, at the base, a broad
irregular band of the same nearly across the Avings, then a
purple white streak, in which is a series of circular spots,
indistinctly eyed, and the margins also silver in indentations.
The caterpillar is described as being black, Avith the spines
white and reddish, the back greyish, with a line along it.
The plate is taken from Mr. Westwood's figures.