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A LIST OP THE LEPIDOPTER.\ OF COUNTY CORK. 

 By C. Donovan, M.D., F.E.S., Capt. I.M.S., and R. J. F. Donovan. 



As supplementary to Mr. Kane's " Catalogue of the Lepido- 

 ptera of Ireland," which has now appeared in book form, we con- 

 sidered our captures since 1883, in the neighbourhood of Glan- 

 dore, Timoleague, and Courtmacsherry, in this county, would 

 prove acceptable to those of your readers interested in the geo- 

 graphical distribution of Lepidoptera of our islands. Many of 

 the insects procured near Glandore and Timoleague have already 

 been included in Mr. Kane's list, but several were, for some 

 unaccountable reason, omitted. All our specimens, except those 

 easily recognizable and common, have been seen and verified by 

 Messrs. Kane and Barrett, to whom we cannot sufficiently express 

 our gratitude for the kind help they have at all times so readily 

 afforded us. We regret our list of Micro-Lepidoptera is of such 

 a meagre and fragmentary nature ; however, one of us hopes to 

 remedy this defect next year by giving more attention to this 

 interesting group. 



The first named of the contributors of this list collected at 

 Glandore from 1883 to 1889, at Bandon from 1890 to 1891, and 

 Courtmacsherry this year. The second, at Timoleague, since 

 1896 to the present time. Grlandore and Courtmacsberry are 

 on the sea-coast, while Timoleague is about five miles inland and 

 the same distance from Courtmacsberry. 



Occasional excursions have been made inland, as to Gougane 

 Barra, the source of the river Lee ; Dunmanway and Drimo- 

 league, north of Skibbereen. 



The abbreviations used in our list, viz. G., T. and C, stand 

 respectively for Glandore, Timoleague, and Courtmacsherry. 



E.H0PAL0CEEA. 



Pieris hrassiae, P. rapce, and P. ncqn, common. Eiichloc car- 

 damines, common. Colias edusa, common in some years, T. and 

 G. Argynnis aglaia, several. A. paphia, common. Melit(ea 

 aurinia, common in suitable localities (the type, with the hand- 

 some var. hiberiiica). Vanessa io, V. urticce, V. ataUinta, and V. 

 cardai, common. Pararge egeria and P. megara, common. Sa- 

 tijrus semele, common, especially on the sea-coast. Epinephele 

 ianim, E. tithonus, and E. hijperanthcs, common. Cwnongmpha 

 pnmphilas, common. Thecla qaerciis, common in some woods 

 near T. and G. T. riihi, common, G. and Dunmanway; few, T. 

 Polyommatiis phloeas, common. Lgaena icarus, common. L. 



minima, several near C- 



Hetebocera. 



Sphinges.— ^c/terow^ia atropos, one larva in 1896 ; an imago 

 on Sept. 20th, 1899 ; another on Sept. 29th, 1900, T. ; a couple, 



