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MAZARINE BLUE.
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near Hinkley, Leicestershire; and one was once taken in Coles-
hill Park, Warwickshire, by the Rev. W T. Bree.
The fore wings, near the centre of which is a dark spot,
are of a dark purple blue colour, the front edge thinly edged
with white; the outer margin is narrow, and dark brown,
which colour runs up into the Aving along the veins: the fringe
is white. The hind wings are also fringed with white, and
their outer margin is also narroAv, and dark broAvn.
Underneath, the fore wings are of a uniform bronzed grey
colour, the base bluish grey; the spot sheAvs -through, edged
with white, and beyond it is a waved row of seven spots
ringed with white, the middle ones larger, the end ones
smaller and much less distinct, especially on the lower side,
where two are adjoined; these spots vary in number in different
individuals; in some there are also one or two eyed spots near
the base.
The female differs from the male in having the upper side
of all the wings of a very dark copper brown, the basal part
alone purpled.
The female is figured from a specimen in my OAVU collection.