The upper surface of this beauty (Plate IV, fig. 4) is adorned with pale red, orange, and black, and with five white spots near the tip of each fore wing. The under side of the fore wings is marked something like the upper, but much of the black is replaced by shades of brown. The hind wings are beautifully variegated beneath with greys and browns, and have a row of eye-like spots near the hind margin. The eggs of this butterfly are laid singly on various species of thistles, particularly the common field thistle (_Cnicus arvensis_), generally in the month of June. The caterpillar, which is black above and red beneath, with yellowish stripes along the back and sides, feeds under the cover of a silken web which it constructs among the leaves. It is full grown in July or August, when it suspends itself after the manner of the other Vanessas previous to undergoing its changes. The chrysalis is angular, coloured with brown and grey, and adorned with brilliant gold spots. The perfect insect may be seen at large throughout late summer and the autumn, and the eggs are laid by females that survive the winter. _The White Admiral_ (_Limenitis Sibylla_) The White Admiral (Plate IV, fig. 5) is neither so pretty nor so common as its red namesake, but it is nevertheless a fine insect, although the chief beauty is reserved for the under surface. Above, the ground colour is a very dark rusty brown, relieved by bands and spots of white. The under surface is beautifully marked with silvery blue, bright orange brown, and white, the latter being arranged just like the corresponding colour on the upper side. It will be observed that this butterfly does not belong to the _Vanessa_ genus; so, while we may look for _family_ resemblances, we shall observe a few features in which it differs from the preceding species. It is not by any means abundant, being unknown in Scotland and Ireland, and confined in England almost exclusively to the oak woods of the south, where its food plant--the honeysuckle (_Lonicera Periclymenum_)--abounds. Here it may be seen during July, gracefully sailing among the trees and across the open spaces.