1^4 LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 



in the collection of the Bristol Museum, and I 

 have discovered lately an old specimen of 

 Daplidice, (which I believe to be the one referred 

 to), among the Exotic species in the cabinet 

 there. 



[Mr. Thomas Lighton of Clifton, reports the 

 capture of a specimen of Daplidice, in Rose- 

 berry Wood, near ^y^eiev , Zoologist, Oct., 1843.] 



Anthocharis cardamines: L. Rather local, but common in 

 lanes, &c., throughout the district. Mr. 

 Perkins says, "first appears, from April 12th to 

 27th, at Wottonj I have taken some remarkably 

 small specimens of both sexes." In litt. 



Gonepteryx rhamni. L. Common throughout the district. 



CoLiAS EDUSA. Fab. Throughout the district ; occasionally 

 common 3 very plentiful in 1877. 

 ,, ,, Var. HELicE, Hiib. Not recorded from Glou- 



cestershire. 



Somerset. Mr. Smith, of Sundon House, has 

 a beautiful specimen in his collection, which 

 was captured at Burnham, in August, 1876. 

 Near Weston-s.-m. g.r.c. 

 „ hyale. L. Glos. Used to be taken I think, by Mr. 

 Mayes ; I once saw a specimen in my garden, 

 at Redland, which I believe was this species, 

 but not having captured it, may have been 

 deceived hy Helice. p.h.v. Bristol. Stainton's 

 ^^ Manual." 



Somerset. One specimen taken near Bristol 

 many years ago, by Mr. Barton. [The only 

 other record I have been able to obtain of 

 Hyde in Somerset, is in the Entomologist, VIII. 

 p. 159. "In 1865, C. Ediisa swarmed at 

 Orchard Wood, near Taunton, and C. Hyale 

 occurred singly.'' — F. Stansell^ 



