February, 1002]. 25 



Hybemia marginaria (progcmmaria), two. 



Deilinia pusaria, one. D. exanthemata, common. 



[Metiocampa margarita-ria, Dr. Riding.] M. dolobraria, one specimen. 



Euchlwna apiciaria, several. 



Selenia bilunaria (illunaria), several. 



Gonodontis elinguaria, a few. 

 Poltplocid^:. 



Habrosyne derasa, a wing in a cob- web ; also larva. 



Thyatira batis, one in sugar-trap. 

 Sphingid^:. 



Macroglossa stellatarum, a few most years ; very common 1899. 



Sphinx ligustri, occasionally on the wing ; also larva). S. convolvuli, at 



flowers of oarnation, Phlox, Hyacinthui candicans, and Gladiolus, but especially of 

 white tobacco ; repeatedly came to a flower hold in the hand. Quite common in 

 1898 and 1901 ; also seen in 1885, 1887, and 1899. 



\_Acherontia Atropos, Dr. Dixey got a larva at Croyde, 1885.] 



Smerinthus populi. 

 Notodontid.e. 



Odontosia camelina, larvae. 



Cerura vinula, larva). [0. furcula, Dr. Riding found larvae at Ilfracombe.] 



Phalera bucephala, larva? common. 



LASIOCAMPINA. 



LASIOCAMPID.3E. 



Lasiocampa quercus (callunce), larva) common ; the imago seen occasionally ; 

 several males came to a newly-emerged female (also found at Lundy Island by Dr. 

 Dixey). 



Eriogaster rubi, larva) common. [Also at Lundy Island.] 



Clisiocampa neustria, larva; sometimes abundant ; the imago occasionally at 

 light. 



Odonestis potatoria, common ; also larvae. 



NYMPnALiD*. PAPILIONINA. 



Argynnis Paphia, common. — —A. Aglaia, common ; one year very common 

 (? 1885). A. selene, abundant locally. 



Vanessa urtica;, usually common ; abundant in 1895 (also at Lundy Island). 



IV. polychloros, reported at Lee, Ilfracombe, 1900.] V. io, common ; abundant 



in 1900. [_V. Antiopa, a specimen seen by the writer's mother (who described the 



insect accurately) at flowers of Centranthus ruber at Hele, near Ilfracombe, in 



1866.]- V. Atalanta, very common; in 1897 abundant (also at Lundy Island). 



V. cardui, seen nearly every year, but sometimes scarce ; very abundant 1879 ; 



hibernated specimens in swarms, May, 1884 ; fresh specimens first seen, July 27th 

 of the same year, were very common in August, but less so than in 1879 ; it was 

 common in 1892, but not seen at all in 1901. 



SATYRIDiE. 



[Mclanargia galathea, a specimen seen on the wing in 1899 by Mr. D. A. 

 Onslow ; another in the same year seen by both Mr. A. L. Onslow and Mr. P. R- 

 D. Onslow.] 



