The Butterflies of the British Isles, by Richard South, F.E.S

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Author

South, Richard

Title

The Butterflies of the British Isles

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Jane Robins, Anna Whitehead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Butterflies -- Great Britain -- Identification

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43713

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43713

Release Date

September 13, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.INTRODUCTORY.
4. 4.THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES.
5. 5.PART I. THE LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY. — The Egg. — The Caterpillar. — The Chrysalis. — The Butterfly. — Collecting.
6. 6.PART II. DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES. — The Swallow-tail ( Papilio machaon ). — The Black-veined White ( Aporia cratægi ). — The Large White ( Pieris brassicæ ). — The Small White ( Pieris rapæ ). — The Green-veined White ( Pieris napi ). — The Bath White ( Pieris daplidice ). — The Orange-tip ( Euchloë cardamines ). — The Wood White ( Leucophasia sinapis ). — The Pale Clouded Yellow ( Colias hyale ). — The Clouded Yellow ( Colias edusa ). — The Brimstone ( Gonepteryx rhamni ). — The Purple Emperor ( Apatura iris ). — The White Admiral ( Limenitis sibylla ). — The Comma ( Polygonia c-album ). — The Large Tortoiseshell ( Vanessa polychloros ). — The Small Tortoiseshell ( Vanessa urticæ ). — The Peacock ( Vanessa io ). — The Camberwell Beauty ( Vanessa antiopa ). — The Painted Lady ( Pyrameis cardui ). — The Red Admiral ( Pyrameis atalanta ). — The Silver-washed Fritillary ( Argynnis paphia ). — The High Brown Fritillary ( Argynnis adippe ). — The Dark Green Fritillary ( Argynnis aglaia ). — The Queen of Spain Fritillary ( Argynnis lathonia ). — The Pearl-bordered Fritillary ( Argynnis euphrosyne ). — The Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary ( Argynnis selene ). — The Heath Fritillary ( Melitæa athalia ). — The Glanville Fritillary ( Melitæa cinxia ). — The Marsh Fritillary ( Melitæa aurinia ). — The Milkweed Butterfly ( Anosia plexippus ). — The Marbled White ( Melanargia galatea ). — The Small Mountain Ringlet ( Erebia epiphron ). — The Scotch Argus ( Erebia æthiops = blandina ). — The Grayling ( Satyrus semele ). — The Speckled Wood ( Pararge egeria ). — The Wall Butterfly ( Pararge megæra ). — The Meadow Brown ( Epinephele ianira ). — The Gatekeeper ( Epinephele tithonus ). — The Ringlet ( Aphantopus hyperanthus ). — The Large Heath ( Cœnonympha typhon ). — The Small Heath ( Cœnonympha pamphilus ). — The Brown Hairstreak ( Zephyrus betulæ ). — The Purple Hairstreak ( Zephyrus quercus ). — The Black Hairstreak ( Thecla pruni ). — The White Letter Hairstreak ( Thecla w-album ). — The Green Hairstreak ( Callophrys rubi ). — The Large Copper ( Chrysophanus dispar ). — The Small Copper ( Chrysophanus phlæas ). — The Long-tailed Blue ( Lampides bœticus ). — The Short-tailed or Bloxworth Blue ( Cupido argiades ). — The Silver-studded Blue ( Lycæna argus = ægon ). — The Brown Argus ( Lycæna astrarche ). — The Common Blue ( Lycæna icarus ). — The Chalk Hill Blue ( Lycæna corydon ). — The Adonis Blue ( Lycæna bellargus ). — The Holly Blue ( Cyaniris argiolus ). — The Small Blue ( Zizera minima ). — The Mazarine Blue ( Nomiades semiargus ). — The Large Blue ( Nomiades arion ). — The Duke of Burgundy Fritillary ( Nemeobius lucina ). — The Grizzled Skipper ( Hesperia malvæ ). — The Dingy Skipper ( Thanaos tages ). — The Small Skipper ( Adopæa thaumas ). — The Essex Skipper ( Adopæa lineola ). — The Lulworth Skipper ( Adopæa actæon ). — The Large Skipper ( Augiades sylvanus ). — The Silver-spotted Skipper ( Augiades comma ).
7. 7.A CLASSIFIED LIST OF THE BRITISH BUTTERFLIES
8. 8.INDEX.

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