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The Irish Naturalist. 



January, 



found, if one may judge from the character of the vegetation 

 of Lambay, the varied contour of the ground, and from the 

 many rare species which are known to inhabit the peninsula 

 of Howth. It is to be hoped that some day a collection may 

 be made of these minute Lepidoptera, even without any attempt 

 at setting, the difficulty of which usually deters a beginner ; 

 for if they are merely transfixed with suitable pins, there is no 

 difficulty in identifying the species. Stigmonota regiana — a local 

 and interesting kind — which was taken, was doubtless bred from 

 the Sycamores growing near the house. Some years ago a 

 specimen of this pretty species was sent me from Rockabill 

 lighthouse, whither no doubt it had been blown out from the 

 shore four miles away. 



R.HOPAI.OCERA. 



V. atalauta, t,. 

 V. cardui, L. 

 Epinephele janira, L. 

 Polyominatus phlceas, L. 

 Lycsena icarus, Rott. 



Heterocera 



Phlogophora ineticulosa, L. 



Pieris brassicae, L- 

 P. napi, L. 

 Argyunis aglaia, L 

 Vanessa urticae, L. 

 V. io, L,. 



Acherontia atropos, L,. 1 



Macroglossa stellataruin, L,. 



Arctia caia, Iy. 



Euchelia jacobaeae, L,. 



Spilosoma fuliginosa, L. 



S. lubricipeda, Esp. 



S. uieuthastri Esp. 



Hepialus humuli, L- 



H. velleda, Hb., and var. gallicus. 



H. hectus, L. (pupa.) 



Saturn ia pavonia, L. 



Orgyia antiqua, L,- 



Xylophasia monoglypha, Hufu. 



Cbaraeas grauiinis, h. 



Caradriua taraxaci, Hb. 



Agrotis lunigera. It. 



A. exclamationis, L. 



A. strigula, Thnb. 



Noctua augur, Fb. 



Triphaena comes, Hb. 



T. pronuba, L, 



Taeniocampa stabilis, View. 



Dianthoecia capsopbila, Dup. 



Habrostola tripartita, Hufu. 

 Plusia gamma, Iv. 

 Euclidia mi, Clerck. 

 Cleora licbenaria, Hufn. 

 Gnophos obscuraria, Hb. 

 Acidalia margin epunctata, Goze. 

 Abraxas grossulariata, L. 

 Larentia didymata, L. 

 L viridaria, Fb. 

 Eupithecia oblongata, Thnb. 

 E. succentureata,L. 

 E vulgata, Haw. 

 Melaiiippe montanata, Bork. 

 Camptogrammabilineata, h. 

 Eubolia limitata, Scop. 

 Aglossa pinguinalis, L. 

 Eurrhypara urticata, L. 

 Pionea forficalis, L. 

 Phycis fusca, Haw. 

 Sericoris urticana, Hb 

 Stigmonota regiana, Zell. 

 Fumea intermediella, Brd. 



1 Mrs. Perrin of Beau House, Rush, tells me that she saw a Death's- 

 head Moth on Lambay some years ago. — C. B. 



