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LITTLE BLUE.<br />
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trated sunshine Avhich there glows with an unsubdued heat<br />
such as the race .of butterflies rejoices in.<br />
The caterpillar feeds on the milk-vetch, (Astragalus cicer.)<br />
The expanse of the Avings is between three quarters of an<br />
inch and an inch. The upper surface of the fore wings is<br />
obscure dark broAvn, more or less glossed with blue, chiefly<br />
at the base. The hind Avings are likeAvise of a dull dark brown<br />
colour. The fringe of the Avings is white.<br />
Underneath, the fore wings are of a pale silvery ash-colour,<br />
with a small black dot near the front edge, and between this<br />
and the hind margin is a transverse row of small black spots<br />
with white rims, the two lower being more confluent. The<br />
hind wings, w'hich are of the like ground colour, have three<br />
or four of the eyed spots irregularly placed on their inner<br />
part, beyond the middle of which is a waved row of seven or<br />
eight similar spots, and on the margin is a black spot near<br />
the lower corner.<br />
The female is duller in colour than the male.<br />
The caterpillar is green, with yellow lines on the sides and<br />
the back.<br />
The figures are from one in my own cabinet, and from others<br />
in that of Mr. Allis, of OsbaldAvick, near York.
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