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very common; P. podalirius, rare; Colias edusa, abund- 
ant; Gonepteryx rhamni at Redondela, Leptidia sinapis, 
Pieris daplidice common everywhere, often abundant, much 
more so than all the other whites taken together, Pieris 
rapx, P. nap, P. brassicwe. Apatura iris, two large but- 
terflies, little more than glimpsed at Casayo flying about 
honeysuckle on a large sallow tree, were probably this, but 
possibly camilla, neither were seen on any other occasion. 
Grapta c.-album (and larva), Vanessa polychloros, V. urtice, 
V. to, V. antiopa, Pyrameis atalanta, Argynnis pandora, 
one only, A. lathonia, A. aglaia, common, A. adippe, rather 
chlorodippe than type form, but not so marked as in Cen- 
tral Spain, rare, Melitwa didyma, M. aurinia, Satyrus 
arcthusa (Pontevedra), semele, fidia, statilinus, alcyone, 
EHpinephile janira, marked hispulla forms, 4. lycaon, LE. 
tithonus, H. ida, Cenonympha arcania, Pararge mera, P. 
megera, P. exgeria, Arge lachesis, especially common, 
no cataleuca form seen. A. japygia, Thecla vicis, abundant. 
Thecla spini, Vigo. Zephyrus quercus, Chrysophanus 
virgauree, common, Ch. alciphron (gordius), common, 
Ch. phivas, common, Ch. hippothoé, rare, Casayo, Cyaniris 
argiolus, frequent, Lycena telicanus, L. betiea, both 
abundant in all stages (except pupa that seems to be 
hidden). Lycena baton, L. astrarche, L. amandus (Casayo), 
L. warus, L. melanops, L. arion (Casayo), Hesperia thaumas, 
Hf. actxon, H. comma, Syrichthus sao, S. alveus, S. carthama 
(? a worn example 2). 
The Heterocera observed present few species worth 
mentioning, except that a lst of Galician insects has still 
to be written. Perhaps the most interesting is Prothymnia 
sanctiflorentis, a species characteristic of the drier eastern 
and southern portions of Spain, and that would hardly be 
looked for in an Atlantic area. It occurred at Vigo and at 
Casayo. The handsome larve of Diplura loti on Helian- 
themum at Vigo and elsewhere, were always pleasant to see. 
The abundance everywhere of Crambus cratercllus, and 
at Braiiuelas of Acrobasis porphyrella on the wing, and of 
Acalla mixtana in the larva state at Brafiuelas, where in 
many places their nests were extremely abundant on the 
heath, may be mentioned. One hardly expected to meet 
with the latter so abundantly so far south. 
Heterogynis paradoxva occurred at Casayo, on a steep 
slope facing west at an elevation of about 4,000 ft., an odd 
specimen lower in the valley at about 3, 000 ft. amongst 
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