LEPIDOPTERA OF THE SOUTH-EAST COAST. 



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Arge galathea, common on grassy 

 banks, most plentiful between 

 Walmer and St. Margaret's Bay. 



Satyrus janira, very common all 

 round the coast. 



Chortobius pamphilus, very comtnou. 



Polyommatus phlaas, common every- 

 where. 



Lycana agestis, common all round 

 the coast. 



L. alexis, very common ; varieties 

 are occasionally met with. 



L. corydon, plentiful, but local, be- 

 tween Walmer and St. Marga- 

 ret's Bay ; some nice varieties of 

 this species are sometimes met 

 with. 



L. alsus, rather local, Walmer to 

 Kingsdown. 



IJesjjeria sylvanus, plentiful. 



H. comma, rather local, Kingsdown 

 to St. Margaret's Bay. 



H. tinea, plentiful. 



Acherontia atropos, the larvae and 

 pupae are not uncommon, the 

 imago I have not met with. 



Macroglossa stellatarum, very com- 

 mon ; the larva is of frequent 

 occurrence also. 



Hepialus lupulinus, very common at 

 dusk. 



Zygoma filipendulce, plentiful, but 

 rather local; varieties are some- 

 times to be taken. 



Lithosia lurideola, occasionally near 

 Kingsdown. 



Callimorpha dominula, plentiful, but 

 local, Walmer to St. Margaret's 

 Bay ; this seems to be a very 

 sluggish insect, may be found 

 during the daytime at rest among 

 herbage, brambles, kc. 



Liparis chrysorrhcea, very plentiful, 

 but local ; may be taken on the 

 wing at dusk flying round hedges. 



L. auriflna, very common, hedges 

 in lanes at dusk. 



L. salicis, not uncommon, lanes near 

 Sandwich and Deal. 



Bombyx neustria, not uncommon in 

 lanes. 



B. quercus, occasionally nearWalmer. 



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Odonestis potatoria, not uncommon 

 near Sandwich. 



Rumia cratccgata, very common. 



Selenia illunaria, occasionally in 

 lanes. 



Odontopera bidentata, lanes near 

 Kingsdown. 



Crocallis elivguaria, lanes near 

 Kingsdown. 



Boarmia rhomboidaria, not uncom- 

 mon in lanes. 



Gnoj>hos obscurator, occasionally 

 common, but local, Kingsdown to 

 St. Margaret's Bay ; nice varieties 

 are occasionally met with. 



Asthena candidate, common. 



Acidalia scutulata and A. bisetata, 

 common. 



A. omata, not uncommon, but rather 

 local,WalmertoSt.Margaret'sBay. 



A. incanaria, occasionally taken. 



A. promutata, occasionally near 

 Kingsdown. 



Acidalia straminata, not common. 



A. aversata, rather common. 



Timandra amataria, occasionally 

 taken in lanes, but not common. 



Strenia clathrata, a few specimens 

 have been taken. 



Fidonia atomaria, of local occur- 

 rence, plentiful. 



Aspilates citraria, very local, between 

 Sandwich and Deal, most plenti- 

 ful in that part known as "the 

 sandhills," but sometimes met 

 with near Walmer. 



A. gilvaria, also a local species, but 

 much more distributed than the 

 last-named species, Walmer to 

 St. Margaret's Bay, "plentiful." 



Emmelesia unifasciata, once only 

 near Walmer. 



Eupithecia centaureata, of general 

 occurrence. 



E. absynthiata, occasionally ; also 

 the larvae. 



E. minutata, occasionally, Kings- 

 down to St. Margaret's Bay. 



Melanthia ocellata, not uncommon 

 near hedges. 



Melanippe unangulata, of general 

 occurrence. 



