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SOME time late in last autumn, a tortoiseshell butterfly took refuge in a small bath room in this house, established itself on, the ceiling, and there remained, immovable, throughout the winter. On the 10th of this month it shifted its position, and on the 12th flew out of the open window. On the 19th, and again to-day, I have seen a tortoiseshell butterfly fluttering about the garden, and should not be surprised if this early rover were the same individual as that which has undoubtedly wintered here. Half a dozen gauzy-winged green flies also hybernated in close company with the butterfly, but they woke up and flew a fortnight or so before the tortoiseshell butterfly stirred.
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PIDGEON, D. Butterflies and Hybernation. Nature 53, 510 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/053510c0
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