LEPIDOPTERA. 63 
imperfectly worked, but I have had a considerable amount of 
information as to the Lepidoptera from Mr. BrockHoLEs, my 
friend Mr. F. Arcuer, and others, besides having worked there 
myself at different times. I think, therefore, I am justified in 
Te conclusions from a comparison of our district with 
others. 
Taking first the Butterflies as the most easily and frequently 
observed we find 65 species, or excluding LZ. Artaxerxes as a 
mere variety of Ages/is, and P. Hippothoé as extinct, 63. Of 
these, 28 are said to be generally distributed (see list), 22 occur 
chiefly in the S. and E. parts of England, diminishing towards 
the N. W., 3 only occur in the Northern Counties of England 
or in Scotland, and 3 are considered as stragglers from the 
Continent. 
SPECIES GENERALLY 
DISTRIBUTED. SOUTHERN SPECIES. NORTHERN SPECIES. 
P. Brassica* G, Rhamni* E. Blandina 
Rape* C. Edusa* Cassiope 
Napi* Hyale C. Davus* 
A, Cardamines* A, Crategi 
L. égeria* L. Stinapis 
Megara* A. Galathea 
HT. Semele* H. Tithonus* 
Fanira* L. Sibylla LOCAL SPECIES. 
Hyperanthus* A. Lris eee 
C. Pamphilus* V. Polychloros* 
C. Cardui* G. C.-album* P. Machaon 
V. Atalanta* A. Paphia* M. Cinxia 
Lo Adippe T. Pruni 
Urtuce* M. Athalia L. Arion 
A. Aglaia* N. Lucina Acis 
Selene* Not in T. Betule S. Paniscus 
Euphrosyne* { Ireland W.-album P. Actaon 
M. Artemis* L. Corydon 
T. Quercus* Adonis 
Rubi* LE gon* 
C. Phleas* P, linea* 
L. Argiolus Comma STRAGGLERS. 
Alexis* 
Alsus* cae 
Agestis* P. Daplidice 
T. Tages* A. Lathonia 
. Sylvanus* V. Antiopa* 
AN 
Alveolus (not recorded 
in Chester District.) 
* Have occurred in District of Chester Natural Science Society. 
Notre—The arrangement adopted is that 
food plants and localities 
Yorkshire. The species in 
Porritt, 1883. 
Tn the first class (species genera 
and Selene have not been found 
own district H. Hyperant 
Argiolus, and L. Alsus, are 
are 
of Stainton’s Manual, from which also the 
taken, except as regards the Chester District and 
the latter county are taken from Yorkshire Lepidoptera, 
hus, A. Aglaia, 
lly distributed) A. Luphrosyne 
in Ireland. As regards our 
A. Euphrosyne, L. 
far from common; J. Artemis was 
