S-1141001_COMPLETO.pdf

PLATE LXVII.
15S
LARGE SKIPPER.
Hesperia sylvanus, FABBICIUS. VILLAES. GMELIN.
" " OCHSENHEIMEB. CUETIS.
Papilio sylvanus, HUBNEE. DONOVAN. HAWOETH.
" " HARRIS.
Pamphila sylvanus, FABRICIUS. STEPHENS. DUNCAN.
" " WOOD. WESTWOOD.
THE habits of this kindred species are similar to those of
the next but one, and "a life in the woods for me," will be
the exclamation of every lover of nature, who seeks it, or any
other butterfly, in the calm and peaceful scenes where it is to
be met with—the ridings and paths in woods, or their borders,
sheltered lanes, etc.
It is common in most parts of the country; near Falmouth
it is in general scarce, but was plentiful in the year 1858, in
a lane leading to Mr. Jago's farm, as W P. Cocks, Esq. writes
me word.
The perfect insect appears at the end of May, or beginning
of June, and also at the end of July, or beginning of August.
This species measures rather over an inch and a quarter across
the wings. The fore wings are tawny orange, with a large
black vein following the front edge, and an oblique bar near
the middle, from the end of which the black veins diverge;
the outer part is taAvny brown, tAvo spots detached from the
orange near the tip, breaking the line of the latter; the mar­
gin paler, edged inside Avith black. The hind wings are of
the same general ground colours, with a Avaved bar of spots of
a brighter tint than the rest.
Underneath, the fore Avings are marked as above, but much