The Water Elder.
Opulus Ruellii. Instit. R. Herb.
L. 3. Ch. 1.
III.
Cl. 2. S. b. 3.
The GREAT ARGUS-BUTTERFLY breeds twice a Year: The first Time is in May, the second in July. Merian says, the Caterpillar feeds on Grass, and that it changes to a small green Chrysalis, from which proceeds this elegant Fly, adorned with brown and black Spots, having two white Horns spotted with black, and Eyes of a beautiful Colour. This Butterfly is very common; its Flight is not swift: It delights to settle on dry Banks and Walls, and in Path-Ways, and is not difficult to take. Its Caterpillar is seldom found.
See Merian, Vol. 2. Chap. 4.
L. III. ch. I.
Cl. 2. S. b. 3.