28 [February, 



where the pretty little fern, Asplenium viriile, grew in plenty in the 

 crevices in which L. ruficinctata delighted to ensconce itself ; salicata 

 was represented by one worn specimen, olivata was fairly common, as 

 well as pectinitaria, and didymata was a perfect nuisance everywhere. 

 Emmelesia hlandiata was quite worn out, but ericetata was in good 

 condition and common, but rather local in heathy places. Among 

 some alders about a mile from Kinloch, Melanthia ruhiginata was 

 abundant and fine, the interesting var. plumhata occurring in fair 

 numbers with the ordinary form ; and the only Melanippe fluctuata 

 which I took was a fine example of the dark var. neapolisata. Mill., 

 which is apparently not rare atEannoch. Coremia munitata was fairly 

 common on Schiehallion and elsewhere, chiefly along the course of the 

 burns ; Camptogramma hilineata, Cidaria russata and immanata were all 

 plentiful, and presented no striking variety, but some exceedingly fine 

 dark and intermediate forms of C. populata were taken in the Black 

 Wood and by the Innerhadden Burn, among Vaccinium. Dark and 

 finely marked specimens of JEuboUa palumbaria, E. limitata (pnensurarin) 

 and Anaitis plagiata were secured, and on August 7th the pretty 

 Garsia paludata (imhutata) wa-s first seen on the hills behind Carie, 

 apparently just coming out, in rough places where the Vaccinium 

 vitis-idcea grew in stunted patches among the heather, and was common 

 enough the next day, although not very easy to catch. Scopula alpi- 

 nalis was not rare rather higher up, especially at Innerhadden, and 

 Crambus margaritellus and dumetellus were obtained, the former chiefly 

 in the Black Wood ; and a large Scoparia, apparently to be referred 

 to S. scotica, B. White, taken at an elevation of 2500 feet on Schie- 

 hallion, concludes my list of captures at Rannoch. 



23, Ranelagh Road, Sheerness : 

 : October 1th, 1899. 



COLIAS EDUSA IN IRELAND IN 1899. 

 BY THE EEV. W. W. PLEMTNG, M.A. 



Mr. Cruttwell's note {ante p. 1) respecting the great number of 

 Golias Edusa which he observed on the coast of Galway last August 

 is very interesting. The great point of interest is the fact that all 

 the butterflies he saw were males. 



Mr. Cruttwell is not the only entomologist who observed this 

 strange fact. The " clouded yellow " appeared in this neighbourhood 

 in some numbers last year ; generally speaking it is very uncommon. 

 I captured five specimens, and saw about three times that number. 



