NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA. ' 85 



beautiful; occurring in all the intermediate markings, from dark and boldly 

 mottled to those of a nearly uniform red colour, figured by Wood, in his 

 ^'Index Entoraologicus," under the name of H. carnus. In many other counties, 

 however, this species does not appear in the same abundance; and in Fife, we 

 are not aware of its occurrence. 



Euchelia Jacohwm is common in the neighbourhood of Falkland, in Fife, and 

 other places in the same county, flying, in the day-time, over white-thorn hedges. 



TAtliosia rubricollis occurs not uiifrequently near Inverary, and in Fifeshire. 



Nudaria munJ/ina is taken in many places, near marshy spots on the Frith 

 of Clyde. 



Eidhemonia riissula is by no means common, but- occurs on heaths in the 

 island of Mull, and near Dunoon, on the Frith of Clyde. 



N^emeopliila plantagmis is by no means rare in woody places, in the vicinity 

 of heaths, etc., throughout all this district — frequently seen on the wing during 

 the day. 



Phragmatohia fidigimsa is also generally distributed throughout the West of 

 Scotland and Fifeshire. 



Demos coryli is common near Falkland, in Fife; it also occurs in the 

 neighbourhood of Glasgow. 



Eriogaster lanestris occurs in various places on the Frith of Clyde. 



Poecilocampa popuU occurs near Ayr, but is rather scarce. 



Lasiocampa rubi and quercus are both very abundant in the larva state 

 on heaths throughout the whole district. 



Odoiiestis potatoria occurs near Ayr, and at Dunoon, but apparently not 

 plentiful. 



The following species of Notodonta are generally distributed throughout 

 Lanark and Renfrew: — N. zic-zac, Dromedarim, Dictcea, and Camelina. Of 

 these four, the last is the only one which may be termed common, being 

 equally so in Fife. It flies low, and with great rapidity, much like the flight 

 of Hepialus velleda; indeed we have often taken it in company with that 

 species in the neighbourhood of Glasgow. 



Saturnia Pavonia minor is very abundant in the larva state, on all heaths of 

 any extent in this district; it is likewise frequently met with on the wing during 

 the heat of the day, flying very rapidly, and not easily caught; sometimes, 

 however, approaching the ground, fluttering and whirring along with a curious 

 gyrating motion. A remarkable variety of this beautiful moth is in our pos- 

 session, reared last season from the caterpillar, in which the characteristic 

 features of the two sexes are so commingled, as to make it a matter of some 

 difiiculty whether to pronounce it male or female. The form, size, and markings 

 of the wings are those of a male, the colour is partly that of both sexes, the 

 body and abdomen are small, and the aintennge simple. 



Cerura vinula is common at Carmichiel, and elsewhere throughout the district, 

 G. furcvZa is also met with in Lanark, Renfrew, and Fife, but much more 

 sparingly. 



