LEPIDOPTERA COLLECTED IN THE EDINBURGH DISTRICT 93 



Sphinx convolvuli. Specimens from the conservatories at Biel and 

 Tynninghame, 1860-64; Liberton Brae, near Edinburgh, yth 

 July 1887 ; and Peebles, yth October 1891, are in my 

 collection. 



Deilephila galii. On 22nd July iSSS (the great Galii year) Mr. 

 James Cockburn captured a female of this fine Hawk-moth in 

 his garden, Malta Green Villa, Stockbridge, Edinburgh. It 

 was taken to Mr. A. Wilson, who kindly handed it over to me. 



Chcerocampa porcdlus. One, coast west of Tyne Mouth, July 1883 ; 

 one, Luffness Links, 28th June 1884; one, near Pettycur, July 

 1888; three, near Kinghorn, beginning of July 1896 (per Mr. 

 W. E. Clarke); larva, Luffness Links, igth August 1896. 



Smerinthus populi. Much our commonest Hawk-moth. 



Macroglossa stellatarum. Buckstone Farm, immediately to south of 

 Edinburgh, August 1870 and 1871, captured several; one, 

 Blackford Road, Edinburgh, loth July 1887; one, Falkland, 

 Fife, July 1888. M, fuciformis ( = bo/>ibyliformis, Esp.). One 

 captured at Temple, Midlothian, on 23rd (not 2oth) May 1896 

 ("Annals," 1896, p. 193). The Rev. James Blake informs 

 me that it was taken in the manse garden while " hovering at 

 the blossom of a purple lilac." 



Trochilium crabroniforme ( = bembecifonne, Hb.). Pair taken at 

 Auchenbowie, Bannockburn, 2oth July 1894 (I have to thank 

 Mr. P. H. Grimshaw for this record). In July 1895, and 

 again in 1896, I found a good many empty pupa cases project- 

 ing from holes in poplars and willows at Luffness, but I failed 

 to find any of the moths. Boswell Syme took a pair at Balmuto 

 in 1871 ("Scot. Nat," i. 154). 



Sesia musriformis (=phi/anthifonnis, Lasp.). In September 1894 I 

 found, on the coast between St. Abb's and Eyemouth, root- 

 stocks of the Sea-pink bored, I believe, by the larvae of this 

 Clearwing, and Mr. Barrett, to whom I submitted a specimen, 

 is of the same opinion. Diligent search on the coasts of the 

 seaward portion of " Forth " would probably lead to the dis- 

 covery of the insect there. 



Zygcena filipendula, North Berwick, Longniddry, Pettycur, etc. 



BOMBYCES. 



Halias prasinana. Reared from larvae, off oaks at Pressmenan and 

 Biel, August and September 1894. Not "F." in " Lep. Scot.'' 



Nudaria umndana. Common near Peebles, 4th and 5th July 1890 ; 

 one, Fushiebridge, 6th July 1895; etc. 



