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poor one, as it only comprises the following 21, out of 32 

 Perthshire species : 



1. Pieris Brassic?e ; c 12. Vanessa Atalanta ; / 



2. „ RapcC ; c 13. „ Antiopa ; v r 



3. „ Napi ; c 14. „ Urticse ; c 



4. Anthocharis Cardamines; r 15. Argynnis Aglaia ; / 



5. Pararge Egeria ; r 16. Thecla Quercus ; c 



6. „ Megaera ; r 17. ,, Rubi ; c 



7. Satyrus Semele ; c t8. Polyommatus Phlaeas ; c 



8. „ Janira ; c 19. Lycsena Icarus; c 



9. ,, Hyperanthus ; c 20. ,, Alsus ; / 



10. CoenonymphaPamphilus, <: 21. „ Artaxerxes ; / 



11. Vanessa Cardui ; r 



NOCTURNI. 



None of the Zygcenidce occur at Moncreiffe, nor indeed in 

 Perthshire. I tried to introduce Zys;cena Filipefiditlce, by turn- 

 ing out some of the images reared from the pupae sent by my 

 son, T. G. H., from Winchester, but although they frequented 

 the spot for the rest of the season, I lost sight of them eventually, 

 and they have disappeared. I think they were probably snapped 

 up by the Flycatchers, which were very numerous that season. 



Smcrinthus Populi. — Common on the lower part of Moncreiffe 

 Hill. I have noticed the larva on young aspens up to about 

 200 feet. One imago, which I found resting on the grass at the 

 foot of a white poplar, and which had evidently just emerged, 

 was of a peculiarly rich dark tint. Those reared have been of a 

 paler hue and of the common type. I never saw one on the 

 wing that I am aware of. The larvae feed indiscriminately on 

 the different kinds of poplar, and on sallow and common 

 willow. 



Acheroniia Atropos. — An imago of this insect was taken in 

 my garden on a privet hedge bordering on a plot of potatoes, 

 and is now in my collection, and one was seen by Mr Herd in 

 1875, hovering for a moment over sweet-william. In sweeping 

 at it with his net he knocked it down with the stick but did not 

 effect its capture. When struck, he states that it squeaked 

 audibly. 



Sphinx Convolvuli. — I have one specimen which I took 



* To indicate the abundance, or otherwise, of each species in the district, 

 I append to each name c (common),/" (frequent), r (rare), or z/ r(very rare). 



