CLOUDED-YELLOW BUTTERFLY IN AYRSHIRE. 35 
Occurrence of the Clouded-yellow Butterfly (Co/ias 
edusa, Fab.) in Ayrshire, By Joun Smitu. 
[Read 25th October, 1892.] 
_In the Fauna and Flora of the West of Scotland (1876), two 
localities for this butterfly are given, viz., Largs and Troon, the 
record for Largs being from a male taken on 12th September, 
1852. Mr. Newman, in his British Butierflies, states that Mr. 
Birchall took a female at Largs on the above date, and this may 
possibly have been the same insect as is referred to in the Fauna 
and Flora. 
More than twenty years ago, Mr. John Marshall, blacksmith, 
Stevenston, took two specimens in that district, and they are 
still in his possession. He believes that about a dozen have been 
obtained in the Stevenston district, but none have been known 
to occur within the last twenty years, 
On 4th September of the present year, Mr. Robert Linton, 
Kilmaurs, had a specimen brought to him by a boy who had 
captured it about half-a-mile from the village. 
After hearing from Mr. Linton about this capture, I resolved 
to keep a look-out for other examples of this rare Scotch butterfly. 
My steps were naturally turned towards the Stevenston district, 
and the day (13th September) being extra fine, I saw several 
specimens of the Silver-Y Moth (Plusia gamma), the Ear Moth 
(Aydrecia nictitans) on flowers of ragwort, and the Small Copper 
Butterfly (Polyommatus phleas). 
On 22nd September, I saw a veritable Colias edusa on an old 
road near Auchenskeith farm steading, Dalry. I was within six 
yards of the insect, and believe that it could easily have been cap- 
tured, as it does not appear to be a strong flier; but there were 
