WYCOMBE HAWK MOTHS. 45 
whole season. It was pretty plentiful in 1865 on Downley Com- 
mon, and I have seen it two or three times much nearer Wycombe. 
The colouring is very beautiful, consisting of marblings of black 
and a rich rosy red, with white spots in the fore corners rather 
smaller than those of Atalanta. The caterpillar feeds on thistles 
and nettles. The perfect insect appears in August—sometimes 
earlier. 
Toe Lance Torrorse-sHett. V. Polychloros. I have not had 
the good fortune to meet with this at Wycombe, but the Rev. T. 
H. Browne had a colony of the larve in his garden on an elm 
tree, from which he reared imagos. The colouring much resem- 
bles that of Urticee, but there is no fear of confounding the two 
if notice be taken of the outermost spot on the front wings—it is 
yellow like the others, while the same spot on Urtice is pure 
white. Polychloros is generally much larger than Urtice. 
The caterpillars of all the above species are thorny and very 
sombre in their colouring; the chrysalises are angular, suspended 
by the tail, and generally adorned with golden spots; I have 
seen those of Urticee completely washed in gold. The imagos of 
all hybernate occasionally. Hy. ULiyerr. 
List of Wycombe Tawwk Woths. 
Eyep Hawk Mors Smerinthus ocellatus .. Plentiful. 
Porrds 2232.2 f. S) populd 2. ele op 
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Deate’s Heap .. Acherontia atropos .. Common in 1865. 
Convotvotus .... Sphinx convolvuli .... Very rare. ' 
One specimen taken to Mr. T. P. Lucas in 1863. 
i S. ligustri .......... Very common. 
ELEPHANT,...... . Cherocampa Elpenor,. Not very plentiful. 
Larvee in the Park, 1865. 
Smatt Exerwant.. C. porcellus ....... . Found by Mr.Gaviller. 
Humuine Brrp .. Macroglossa stellatarum Common till this year. 
Hy. ULiyerr. 
