26 ( February, 



Pararge cegeria, occasionally in lanes ; first seen 1886 ; quite common near the 

 house in recent years, apparently in consequence of the growth of plantations. 

 P. megwra, abundant. 



Satyrus semele, common ; locally abundant. 



Epinephele tithonus, one of the commonest butterflies ; very abundant most 

 years, but in 1897 females were scarce, and in 1898 both sexes were only fairly 



common (Dr. Dixey). E. janira, very abundant ; swarming in 1899 (Dr. Dixey 



noted it on Lundy Island). E. hyperanthus, common but local. 



Canonympha parrvphilus, abundant. 

 TjYCMSibm. 



Tltpcla rubi, several in 1889. T. quercus, two specimens. [Dr. Biding found 



it " towards Braunton."] 



Chrysophanus astrarche (medon, agestis, artaxerxes), common. [C circe 



(dorilis). " At a meeting of the Entomological Society of London on August 6th, 

 1890, Professor Meldola exhibited a male specimen which had been captured at 

 Ilfracombe in August, 1887. The captor (Mr. O. H. Latter) had supposed it to be 

 a hybrid between C. plilcvas and one of the ' blues,' and had only recently identified 



it." — Barrett's Lepidoptera of the British Islands, vol. i, p. 62.] C. p/i?ceas> 



common. 



Lycmna argiolus, August, 1900. L. icarus (alexis), very abundant, especially 



1899. 



PlERIDiE. 



[Colias Hyale? or Ednsa var. Helice?, one seen flying by Mr. A. L. Onslow, 



1899, near Saunton Court, in Braunton parish.] C. Edusa, in 1892 common, in 



1897 one, in 1899 one, in 1900 common. 



Gonepteryx rhamni, not common. 



Euchloe cardamines, common. 



Pieris napi, very abundant.- P. rapae, abundant. P. brassicw, very abund- 

 ant ; swarming in 1899. I do not remember to have ever seen butterflies in suck 

 numbers as this insect and E. janira in that summer. 

 Hespeeiad^:. 



Hesperia tages, common. 



Pamphila thaumas (linea), common. P. sylvanus, the commonest of the 



skippers. 



PYBALIDINA. 



GALLERIAD.E. 



Aphomia sociclla (colonella). 



Crambidje. 



Omnibus culmellus, extremely abundant. C. pinellus (pinetellus), two speci- 

 mens. [C. perlcllus (warringtonellus), abundant on Lundy Island, 1898, Dr. 



Dixey.] C. genicnlcus, very abundant on Morte Point. C. tristellus, abundant. 



PYRAtJSTID.E. 



Notarcha ruralis (verticalis). 



Phlyctainia lutealis, common. P. ferrugalis, rather common. P. prunalis. 



P. sojnbucalis, one, 1900. 



Nomophila hybridalis, abundant ; swarming, 1899. 



