Admirals and Painted Lady Names

Mon Aug 9 05:58:03 EDT 1999

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  Chris J. Durden <drdn at mail.utexas.edu> wrote in message =
news:3.0.5.32.19990807223126.007f6c80 at mail.utexas.edu...
  E.B. Ford in "Butterflies* (Collins New Nature Series, about 1949) =
gives some history of early common names used by the Aurelians, a group =
of London collectors in the 18'th century.
  As I recall, it was originally "THE RED ADMIRABLE" and "THE WHITE =
ADMIRABLE".=20
  Nabokov may have had an aside on this in "Speak Memory".

  Peter Marren (British Wildlife Vol 9, No.6. p364) gives the lie to the =
Admiral-Admirable factoid. In Petiver's day (early 18th Century) an =
"Admiral" was a  type of flag with a plain field with the colours in one =
corner - just like the butterflies in question.

  Can't help with Painted Lady, though I suspect it dates from a similar =
period. It is possible that Michael Salmon will deal with these things =
in his upcoming book "The Aurelian Legacy" which will be published soon =
by Harley Books, Colchester.

  Best wishes

  Stuart Roberts

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  <DIV>Chris J. Durden &lt;<A=20
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  <DIV>E.B. Ford in "Butterflies* (Collins New Nature Series, about =
1949) gives=20
  some history of early common names used by the Aurelians, a group of =
London=20
  collectors in the 18'th century.<BR>As I recall, it was originally =
"THE RED=20
  ADMIRABLE" and "THE WHITE ADMIRABLE". <BR>Nabokov may have had an =
aside on=20
  this in "Speak Memory".<BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D3>Peter Marren (British Wildlife Vol =
9, No.6.=20
  p364) gives the lie to the Admiral-Admirable factoid. In Petiver's day =
(early=20
  18th Century) an "Admiral" was a  type of flag with a plain field with =
the=20
  colours in one corner - just like the butterflies in=20
  question.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Can't help with Painted Lady, though I suspect it dates from a =
similar=20
  period. It is possible that Michael Salmon will deal with these things =
in his=20
  upcoming book "The Aurelian Legacy" which will be published soon by =
Harley=20
  Books, Colchester.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Best wishes</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Stuart Roberts</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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