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HEEEFOEDSHIRE LEPIDOPTEEA IN THE LEOMINSTER 

 AND TAEEINGTON DISTEICTS. 



When not marked the species occurs in both districts, when it occurs only in one 

 of them, e.g. in Leominster, is marked thus, "1"; in Tarrington, thns, " — "; 

 and to make the List as complete as possible, a species not occurring in either of 

 those districts and known to occur elseiohere in the county, thus, " ...," with the name 

 of the place after that of the species. 



Leucophasia sinapis 

 1 Pieris crataegi 

 , , brassicae 

 ,, rapae 

 ,, napi 

 Anthocaris cardamines 

 Gonepteryx rhamni 

 Colias ednsa 

 1 ,, hyale 

 Argynnis paphia 

 ,, aglaia 

 ,, adippe 

 „ selene 

 ,, euphrosyne 

 Melitaea artemis 



DIURNI (Butterflies). 



Vanessa c-album 



urticae 



polychloros 



io 



atalanta 



cardui 

 Apatura iris 



Arge galathea (Malvern) . 

 Satyrus aegeria 



megaera 



semele 



janira 



tithonus 



hyperanthus 

 Coenonympha pamphilus 



Thecla rubi 

 ,, querctts 

 „ w-album 

 Polyommatus phlaeas 

 Lycaena aegon (Hereford) 



„ agestis 



„ alexia 



„ alsus (Hereford) 



,, argiolus 

 Nemeobius lucina 

 Syricthus alveolus 

 Thanaos tages 

 Hesperia sylvanus 



,, linea 



NOCTURNI (Sphinges and Bombyoes). 



Smerinthus ocellatus 

 , , populi 



,, tiliae 



Acherontia atropos 

 Sphinx convolvuli 

 ,, ligustri 

 1 Deilephila galii 

 ... Choerocampa celerio 



[(Hereford) 

 ,, porcellus 



,, elpenor 



Macrcglossa stellatarum 

 1 ,, bombyli- 



[f or mis 

 — Sesia myopaeformis 

 culiciformis 

 formicaeformis 

 ichneumoniformis 

 tipuliformis 

 sphegiformis 

 bembeciformis 

 apiformis 



Zeuzera aesculi 

 Cossus ligniperda 

 Hepialus hectus 

 ,, lupulinus 

 ,, sylvinus 

 „ velleda 

 ,, humuli 

 Procris statices 

 Zygaena trifolii 

 ,, lonicerae 

 ,, filipendulae 



