114 LEPIDOPTERA. 



The first specimen seen on the Continent of Europe 

 seems to have been taken in La Vendee, France, in 1877; 

 and in 1886 three more were obtained, one at Gibraltar 

 on October 24th, seen by Lieut. J. J. Walker in the hands 

 of its captor ; one at Oporto on September 29th, recorded 

 by Mr. Herbert Goss, and now in his possession ; and one 

 at St. Peter's Port, Guernsey, on October 2nd, taken by 

 Colonel Collings. More recently Mr. H. W. Vivian found it, 

 I believe not uncommonly, in the Canaries, and very kindly 

 brought me a specimen. 



The first record in this country was by Mr. J. T. D. (now Sir 

 John) Llewellyn, who obtained one in 1876 near Neath, sitting 

 upon a blossom of Scdbiosa succisa in the sunshine, and so 

 lazy that it was readily captured. This specimen is now in 

 the British Museum at South Kensington. Another was 

 taken on the 17th October of the same year at Hay ward's 

 Heath, Sussex, and a third at Poole, Dorset. The next 

 specimens recorded appear to have been, one from near 

 Maidstone, on September 21st, 1881 ; and one, settled on 

 Centranthus ruber blossoms, at Ventnor, on the 12th 

 September 1884. In the following year several were met 

 with — two seen, and one captured, on September 21st, close 

 to the Land's End, Cornwall, by Mr. E. J. Anderson ; one in 

 the previous month at Exmouth, seen and determined by the 

 late Rev. J. Hellins ; three taken, and another seen, on 

 September 17th, 24th, and 29th, at Redruth, Cornwall; one 

 in the same month, in a glen near the sea, at Parkstone, 

 Dorset; and one each, taken or seen, at Poole, Plymouth. 

 and Ventnor. In August 1886 one was taken at Swanago, 

 and one near the Lizard, Cornwall ; and in September 

 another at Swanage, and one each at Bournemouth, Castle- 

 martin near Pembroke, and Shanklin, Isle of Wight. In 

 the corresponding month of the following year two were seen 

 and one taken, at Worthing ; and about this time one at 

 Dartmouth, Devon. The only specimen since recorded was 

 seen at Eastbourne, Sussex, on October 2nd, 1890, flying 



