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LIST OF LEPIDOPTERA OCCURRING IN THE COUNTY 

 OF SUFFOLK. 



BY THE EEV. JOSEPH GREENE, M.A., ASSISTED BY THE REV. H. HAEPUR CREWE, M.A., 



AND C. E. BREE, ESQ. 



[The portions of these papers contributed by Mr. Crewe and Mr. Bree, are signed with the 

 initials C and B respectively. N.B. at the head of a paragraph signifies that the remarks 

 are made after those of Mr. Greene.] 



( Continued from page 135.) 



Before entering upon the extensive divisions of the Noctuce and Geometrce, 

 it may be useful, for the purpose of reference, to draw up a brief resume of 

 those already considered, and for this reason I append the following short 

 statement: — 



Rhopalocera. 



Omitting C. chryseis as not indigenous, the British species of Rhopalocera 

 amount to sixty-five. Of these, forty-seven have been found in Suffolk, in- 

 cluding A. galathea, on the authority of Mr. Garness. Several rarities are 

 included in the list, viz., V. antiopa, A. lathonia, and T. pruni. Mr. Crewe 

 and Mr. Bree express themselves perfectly satisfied with Mr. Garrod's state- 

 ment respecting the seven Lathonias declared by him to have been captured 

 by himself. It is not my place to question this statement, but I would never- 

 theless venture to remind them of the way in which Mr. H. Doubleday de- 

 molished the story of Mr. Seaman's alleged capture of the same insect, at the 

 same place. (Vide "Zool.," 5146.) I am disposed to question M. athalia. 

 Judging by my experience of other counties, I should say that the proportion 

 of this order occurring in Suffolk is above the average. 



Heterocera. — Sphingidse. 



Omitting C. nerii and S. pinastri as doubtful, we have thirty-four British 

 species. Of these, it appears, twenty-one occur in Suffolk — a large proportion, 

 if we put aside the five extremely rare, or at least local, species of Trochilium. 

 This genus seems to be but poorly represented in this county, but ample 

 amends are made in the Sphingidce, the whole having been taken. It seems 

 surprising that so few of the insects in this order should be taken at sugar. 

 Can any of my readers tell me whether they have taken them in this manner? 



Heteroceea. — Bombyces. 



Omitting L. v-nigrum as not British, and the Psychidce as not yet indispu- 

 tably located, we have ninety-four indigenous species, of which Suffolk possesses 

 sixty-nine, or rather more than two-thirds. The list contains some notabilities, 



