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Polyommatus alexis,<br />
lahienus,<br />
Papilio alexis,<br />
" argus,<br />
thestylis,<br />
lacon,<br />
dubius,<br />
" hyacinth us,<br />
" icarus,<br />
Lycana dorylas,<br />
143<br />
COMMON BLUE.<br />
PLATE LXI.<br />
LATEEILLE. STEPHENS. CURTIS.<br />
WOOD. DUNCAN. WESTWOOD.<br />
JERMYN, (var.)<br />
JERMYN, (var.)<br />
JERMYN, (var.)<br />
KIRBY. MSS., (var.)<br />
HUBNEB. WlENEB.<br />
WILKS. DONOVAN. HABBIS.<br />
LEWIN. HAWOETH. (var.)<br />
VILLAES. HAWORTH. LEWIN.<br />
LEACH. SAMOUELLE.<br />
THIS is one of the commonest of our native species, and<br />
appears to be distributed throughout the kingdom.<br />
In the "Journal of a Naturalist," it is thus accurately noticed<br />
by Mr. Knapp:—"We have few more zealous and pugnacious<br />
insects than this little elegant butterfly, noted and admired by<br />
all. When fully animated, it will not suffer any of its tribe<br />
to cross its path, or approach the flower on which it sits, with<br />
impunity; even the large admirable Atalanta at these times it<br />
will assail and drive away. Constant Avarfare is also kept up<br />
betAveen it and the Small Copper Butterfly; and Avherever these<br />
diminutive creatures come near each other, they dart into<br />
action, and continue buffeting one another about till one retires<br />
from the contest, when the victor returns in triumph to the<br />
station he had left. Should the enemy again advance, the<br />
combat is reneAved; but should a cloud obscure the sun, or a<br />
breeze chill the air, their ardour becomes abated, and contention<br />
ceases. The pugnacious disposition of the Argus Butterfly soon
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