HESPERIA ACTÆON.
Plate II.—Fig. 8.
This is a small Skipper, the only member of this family found in Teneriffe. It resembles the English Lulworth Skipper, and frequents damp places near the water-courses, though somewhat partial and scarce. In a limited spot near Orotava it has been found in quantities; and at Tacoronti, where butterflies abound, some have been taken. The whole surface is of an orange-bronze colour with slight brown markings. The antennæ are short and club-like; the head is large, and the body thickish. It is found from April till June, but solitary specimens are sometimes met with earlier in the year.