THE BORDERED SALLOW. 47 



In the midland counties it appears to be far more local, thence 

 to Durham (its northern limit in England) it is generally scarce. 

 It has been recorded from Pembrokeshire and Flintshire, in 

 Wales. A specimen has been reported from Robroyston, near 

 Glasgow, in Scotland. As the species has been obtained in 

 Kerry and Sligo, the probability is that it occurs in other parts 

 of Ireland. 



The Pease-blossom {Charklea delpMnii). 



The beautifully tinted moth represented by Figs. 8 and 9 

 on Plate 17 was known as British to Haworth (1802), but it 

 had been figured by Wilkes in 1773, ^"^^ by Moses Harris in 

 1775. ^^ \Z2<^ Stephens remarked that there were then but 

 few native specimens in British cabinets, among which were 

 examples from the Windsor district "caught about fifteen 

 years since, in June." He adds, the interest and value of 

 these, and older specimens, was lessened by "the execrable 

 practice of introducing Continental insects into collections." 

 Stainton (1857) refers to the Windsor specimens only, and 

 Newman (1869) ignores the species altogether. In 1902 two 

 specimens were presented to the British Museum by Mr. J. F. 

 Bennett, and are now in the National Collection of British 

 Lepidoptera. These were obtained at Brighton in 1876 by 

 the donor's father, but whether captured or reared is not 

 known. 



The Bordered Sallow {Pyrrhia umbra). 



The fore wings of this species (Plate 17, Figs. 10, 11) in its 

 typical form are yellow inclining to orange, with the outer 

 area more or less tinted with purplish. In a paler form, 

 ab. viarginata, Fab., the fore wings are without the orange 

 tint, and the outer area is rather greyish brown. 



