Entomological Excursion to Spain. 41 



Polyommatus gordius Oyaniris argiolus 



„ phltzas Hespcria malvse 



„ virgaurese,v&v. ,, diverts 



miegii Carcha/rodvA cdcese 



„ dorilis Adopeea act&on 



Lampides telicmws 



,, boetica Procris geryon 



Lycssnu astrarche Nemeop/iilu p?cwi£ag(t»iis 



,, hylas Lasiocampa quercus 



„ corydon Plusia iota 



„ avion Heliothis peltigera 



„ argiades Catocala conversa 



„ icams Hepialus velleda 



At La Granja (San Ildefonso, July 23rd — Aug. 3rd) 

 we were too late for most things, but the impression left 

 was that it was a most prolific station for many interesting 

 species, and varieties, some of which are not very common 

 but would be regarded as rarer but for their abundance in 

 this fairly well-known locality. Argynnis adippe, var. 

 chlorodippc and cleodippe, and A. papihia, var. anargyra, 

 were both abundant but nearly over. Meldnargia lachesis, 

 var. catalcuca, perhaps a dozen seen. Polyom rn edits virgaurcte, 

 var. miegii, rather a brilliant form. Lseosopis roboris, common 

 in the Palace grounds. Ccmonynvpha iphioides, at 5000 — 

 6500 feet. 



Satyrus actma abundant at Navacerrada and on a slope 

 of Peilalara at nearly 7000 feet. At this station one very 

 large specimen (rather worn while the others were fresh) 

 was taken, that suggested (in size) cordula much more 

 than actxa. 



Orgyia aurolimbata, larvae, pupae, and imagines were 

 common at the Puerto de Reventon (7000 feet). 



Erehias and Hetcrogynis have been elsewhere referred to. 



Cledeohia angustalis and Bhodaria sanguinalis were in 

 many places perfect pests making it difficult to detect 

 amongst them any other species. 



On obtaining egg!i of P.virgaurete, var. miegii, we found 

 that its food-plant, Ramcx acetosa, was over for the season 

 and growing material was obtained with difficulty. The 

 butterflies, however, avoided the green plant and laid their 

 eggs on the most mature and actually dead stems. This 

 habit accords with the fact that though the larva develops 

 in the egg in the autumn, the latter does not then hatch, 

 but remains over till the spring. 



The following are some of the butterflies seen at La 

 Granja : — 



