40 The Scottish Naturalist. 



GALLll Rott. (correctly £b///). Not common. Pascual. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee o o o o 



West. Sol way Clyde "o o o 

 Lat. 54°5o"-57°io". Range in Europe. Central, northern 



(except the polar regions), and south-eastern. Type. 



Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. Britisn. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. July, August. Larva. August, Sep- 

 tember. Food-plant. Bedstraw (and fuschia). 



SPHINX Ochsr. 

 ligtjstki L. Rare. 



Distribution — East. Tweed o o o o o o o 



West. o [Clyde] o o o 



Lat. 54°4o // -55°3o". Range in Europe. Central (to South 



Sweden and Finland), and south-eastern. Type. Cen- 



tro-oriental. Type in Britain. English. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. June, July. Larva. August, Septem- 

 ber. Food -plant. Ash, privet, and lilac. 



CONVOLVULI L. Occasional. Hortensal. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray § 



Orkney o 

 West. Solway Clyde 8 o ° 

 Lat. 54°4o"-59°io". Range in Europe. Nearly through- 

 out. Type. European. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. August, September. Larva. July 

 Food-plant. Convolvulus, &c. 



S. finastri L. (which is said to have occurred near Edinburgh), ought to occur 

 as it is a species of northern Europe. The imago flies in June and July, and the 

 larva feeds on various kinds of fir trees in August and September. The perfect 

 insect is said to frequent the flowers of the honeysuckle. 



ACHERONTIA. Ochsr. 

 ATROPOS L. Occasional. Agrestal. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray Suther- 

 land Orkney Zetland. 

 West. Solway Clyde Argyle West-Ross § 



Lat. 54°4o" 6o°4o". Range in Europe. Nearly throughout. 

 Type. European. Type in Britain. British, 



