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A CATALOGUE OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF IRELAND. 



By W. F. de Vismes Kane, M.A., M.E.I.A., F.E.S. 

 (Continued from p. 240.) 



Xylophasia rurea, Fb. — Common everywhere. Irish speci- 

 mens appear to be generally more marbled and brightly variegated 

 than the common rmi of English. The type, with grey ground 

 and dark markings, is not frequently met with (Howth, Kings- 

 town, Drumreaske, Monaghan, and Siigo). Some examples have 

 the ordinary markings very strongly contrasted with the pale 

 ground colour, approaching forms from the Hebrides, in Mr. 

 Barrett's collection ; and others from Mr. Eeid, of Aberdeen. 

 The forms ochrea, jiavo-rufa, and intermedia, of Tutt, are taken 

 as aberrations in Ireland, the latter at Drumreaske. The var. 

 comhiista occurs very frequently with type, and seems distributed 

 everywhere, and varies from a rich mahogany colour to a choco- 

 late-brown, which latter is rare. Localities : abundant at Farn- 

 ham, Co. Cavan, and Favour Eoyal, Tyrone ; Drumreaske, Co. 

 Monaghan, Armagh (J.) ; Markree and about Sligo ; Clonbrock 

 {R. E. D.) and Ardrahan, Co. Galway ; Howth, Co. Dublin ; 

 Kenmare and Killarney, Co. Kerry. When compared with the 

 ordinary Scandinavian form, we have in Ireland both the greyer 

 type and much more richly variegated forms. Our var. combusta 

 is identical. 



Xylophasia lithoxylea, Fb. — Widely distributed and pretty 

 common. 



Xylophasia sublustris, Esp.-^k local insect, and apparently 

 more abundant in Connaught than the other provinces. The 

 Irish moth is of a very ruddy tone, usually strongly marked with 

 rust-coloured design, and belongs to Hiibner's var. lithoxylea. 

 Occasional specimens have the rust-coloured patches fainter; 

 and Clonbrock produces the palest, and Banagher the ruddiest 

 Irish examples that I know. Favour Royal, Co. Tyrone ; Howth, 

 Cabra a few (0. G. B.), Co. Dublin; Tinahely, Co. Wicklow, 

 one {Bw.) ; Cromlyn {Mrs. B.) and Killynon {Miss R.), Co. 

 Westmeath ; near Banagher, King's Co., very abundant ; 

 Dromineer, Co. Tipperary, abundant ; daring Bridge, very 

 abundant {B.) ; common at Clonbrock {R. E. D.) and Ardrahan 

 {Miss N.), Co. Galway; Knocknarea, abundant {Russ), and 

 Markree, Co. Sligo. 



Xylophasia bionoglypha, Ilufn. — Universally common. The 

 varieties presented by this insect do not appear to be topo- 

 morphic, with the exception mentioned below. A brightly 

 variegated form, with a very black design on an almost white 

 ground, is common at Kilcool, Co. Wicklow, and occurs at 



