This butterfly was seen near Orotava, 500 feet above the sea-level,
during the first week in May by the author, who, however, was not
fortunate enough to secure a specimen. Several specimens of this
species, which is rare in the Canary Islands, have been netted in the
island of Fuerteventura, and two of them have been presented by Mr. E.
H. Hodges, of Rugby, to the British Museum, from which the illustration
has been drawn. It measures in expanse about an inch and a half. The
general colour is yellow, varying in intensity of shade in different
specimens, with black apical markings on the fore wings and a long
black patch on the centre of the upper margin. A full account of this
interesting insect is to be found in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1842, p. 197,
f. 1, but hitherto it has not been recognized in Teneriffe as a species
belonging to the island. It is found in North and West Africa.