The Purple Emperor,—_Apatura iris_,—may be seen in all his glory on a hot Summer’s day, the first week in August, in the above locality, soaring round the high oaks, in all imaginable grandeur. He is rightly termed Emperor, as no other butterfly dares to invade his imperial aerial realms. His magnificent purple wings defy the highest skill of the artist to imitate. These simple, beautiful butterflies whisper in reason’s ear, truths, which, alas! humble the pride of man. There is the Painted Lady,—_Vanessa Cardui_,—but she will not do for the present fashionable generation, as she does not wear crinoline, and her food is of the most vulgar description,—the common thistle, from which she derives her specific name. The family of the Argus Butterflies,—the Hair Streaks,—genus _Thecla_,—are of five distinct species, three of which are obtained near Brighton. Their haunts are likewise amongst the large oak trees, where they play and gambol in the hot sunshine, the live-long day. The last family of the butterflies are the Skippers,—in science, _Hesperidæ_,—or, to use the generic name for this family—_Hesperia_. The first is the Grizzle—_Syrichthus elveolus_, whose specific name means chequered, the spots on the wings of the Imago, being somewhat like a chessboard, the fore wings being black, interspersed with about fifteen or sixteen squarish white spots. The next is the Dingy Skipper—_Hesperia paniscus_,—and then the Large Skipper—_Hesperia Sylvanus_,—from “Sylvan,”—being found in the woods. The Pearl Skipper—_Hesperia Comma_,—takes its name from a mark on the fore wings, and is found in low swampy situations, and in almost every locality for Butterflies. Then, there are the Small Skipper—_Hesperia Linia_,—and the Lulworth Skipper—_Hesperia Acteon_. The latter derives its English name from the only place where it has been found, viz., near Lulworth Cove, on the Dorsetshire Coast; and it receives its Latin name, Acteon, from his being a great hunter.