INSECTA SCOTICA. 



THE LEPIDOPTERA OF SCOTLAND. 



( Con tin zied from p. 43, 

 Edited by F. BUCHANAN WHITE, M.D. 



[Note on Bombyx quercus (Sc. Nat. II. 43). Mr Doubleday 

 has kindly favoured me with the following remarks on this 

 species : — 



u I suppose you have copied your statement about callu?ice 

 from Dr Staudinger s Catalogue, and I presume that his quer- 

 cus and callunoz are the same form, which is unquestionably the 

 true quercus of Linnaeus. 



"It is very difficult to know what modern naturalists mean by a 

 species, but I consider that Dr Staudinger has united three dis- 

 tinct species under the name of quercus ; he takes no notice of 

 the form of the fasciae on the wings, or of the larvae. I will 

 give you my views about these insects, which I think ought to 

 stand thus : — 



i. Quercus Linn.; Hub. 172 ? — not a good fi 

 callunoz Palmer. 

 quercus, female, Hub. Gey. 350.- 



2. Spartli Hub. 173, male, 

 var. Catalaunica Staud. 



3. Roboris Schrk. 

 var. = quercus var. Hub. 270. 



var. sicula Staud. 



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"In quercus — No. 1. — the yellow fascia on the upper wing 

 turns outwards on the inner margin, and the fascia on the 

 under wing turns down to the anal angle. (Fig. 1.) This species 

 is found in wild uncultivated places throughout Northern Europe, 



