LIST OF THE MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA OF BALERNO 41 



My thanks are due to Mr. Robert Crighton for his kind- 

 ness in allowing me to wander unmolested in Bavelaw Wood. 



RHOPALOCERA 



Pieris brassieae, Z. — Fairly abundant along the road, becoming less 

 numerous as the cottage gardens are left behind. I have only 

 taken one specimen in the wood on the 19th June 1891. 

 L. & L. 



Pieris rapse, Z. — Common in the fields bordering the road from 

 May onwards. L. & L. 



Pieris napi, Z. — Common near Balerno, especially on railway 

 embankments. A few caught on the road. L. & L. One 

 taken by Mr. Wilson in wood, 26th April 1854. 



Vanessa urtiese, Z. — By no means uncommon along the road, but 

 not found in the bog, though a few specimens have been taken 

 by me in the wood. L. & L. 



Vanessa eardui, Z. — Met with in fair numbers both along the road 

 and in the wood. L. & L. 



Coenonympha typhon, Rott ; Davus, Fb. — I have only seen two of 

 these rather scarce insects during the whole of my wanderings 

 in this locality. One I took myself at the north corner of the 

 bog, on the 23rd July 1885, and the other was taken two years 

 later on the road between the wood and the moss by my friend 

 Dr. W. Beveridge. Taken also by Mr. Wilson : one on the 

 banks of Balerno burn, 26th June 1853; one near Bavelaw 

 Wood among grass, 10th July 1853 ; two among grass on bog, 

 20th July 1855 ; one in the same place, 13th July 1856 ; and 

 a number on 12th July 1858. It is mentioned also by L. & L. 

 in the " Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc." vol. i. p. 3. 



Coenonympha pamphilus, Z. — Very common in June, especially 

 along the west side of the common. L. & L. 



Polyommatus phlceas, Z. — Occasionally met with in June on the 

 farm road just beyond the western limit of the bog. L. &:. L. 



Lyesena iearus, Rott. ; alexis, Hb. — In the same locality with the 

 last species, but rather less frequently. L. & L. 



HETEROCERA 



Nemeophila plantaginis, Z. — One specimen taken on the moor, 

 20th July 1885. Flying abundantly in the sun along the north 

 side of common, 23rd June 1888, since which time I have not 

 taken a single specimen. This insect has also been taken on 



