1896-] Proceedings of Irish Societies. 317 



Cork Naturai^ists' Fiei<d Ci.ub. 



August 22. — The month's excursion took place, a good party going to 

 the Waterfall station and walking thence to Ballinhassig Glen, taking 

 on the way some bogs, which yielded amongst other plants the Lesser 

 Skull-cap {Saitellaria minor), Sneeze-wort {Achillea Ptanuica)^ Branched 

 Bur-reed {Sparganiiim ramosufn), Bog Pimpernel {Anagallis ienelld), Bog 

 Asphodel {Narthecium ossifragum), Pale Butterwort {Pinguictila lusitanicd), 

 in flower, and Finguicula grandijlora. 



lyarge tracts of moor were crossed which were a magnificent sight, 

 with the gorse and heather in full bloom. 



Mr. J. Porter, B.E., Bandon, w^ho acted as guide, explained the geology 

 of the district. Waterfall and Ballinhassig stations, on the Cork, Bandon, 

 and South Coast Railway, are on the northern and southern sides 

 respectively of one of the main east and west anticlinal hill-ranges. The 

 core of the arching fold is formed of the Dingle Beds, which have been 

 laid bare on the broad summit of the range, while the Carboniferous 

 rocks cover the flanks. 



September 5. — The last excursion of the season came off, when the 

 Club visited Rock Close, Blarney, by kind permission of Sir George 

 Colthurst, and after exploring the curious rocks, &:c., walked to St. 

 Ann's Hydropathic, where tea was provided. 



NOTES. 



ZOOLOGY. 



INSECTS, 

 Abundance of Acherontia atropos. — From the British entomo- 

 logical magazines it appears that caterpillars of the Death's-head moth 

 have been more common than usual in England and Scotland this year. 

 A similar visitation appears to have prevailed in Ireland, as during the 

 summer months I received a number of specimens from different parts 

 of the country — Cos. Dublin, Meath, and Wexford. 



Geo. H. Carpenter. 



Astcroscopus sphinx In Co. Dublin.— As Mr. W. F. de V. Kane 

 in his recent list of Irish Moths, gives but two localities, Galwa}' and 

 Westmeath, for Asteroscopus sphinx, it may be of interest to note that my 

 brother and I took a few specimens of this moth here in Co. Dublin, at 

 light, early in November, 1893 and 1894 ; and this year, on November 

 2nd, two specimens, one flying round ivy and the other at light. In 

 every instance they were males. 



G. P. Far ran, Templeogue. 



[We have recently heard of the capture of this moth at Dundrum, also 

 in Co. Dublin, by Mr. George Low, and in Co. Water ford by Rev. W. W. 

 Flemyng.— KdS.] 



