INSECTS 



The Wood White ^ [Leucophasia sinapis, L.) used to occur in 

 abundance in Whittlebury Forest, and in Geddington Chase, Plane 

 Woods, Sywell Wood, and Yardley Chase ; also near Towcester and 

 elsewhere in the county, but it has not been observed lately. 



The Black-veined White {Pieris cratcegi, L.) formerly occurred near 

 Peterborough, in Barnwell Wold, and also on the borders of the county 

 between Thurning and Gidding Magna in Huntingdonshire ; but it 

 seems to be now extinct, as it has been in most other English and Welsh 

 counties for some years past. The writer looked for it in vain between 

 Thurning and Gidding for many weeks nearly thirty years ago. 



The Clouded Yellow {Colias edusa. Fab.) occurs occasionally and 

 was abundant in the county in 1878, 1892 and 1900, and in the latter 

 year the Pale Clouded Yellow (C. hyale, L.) also occurred. 



The three large Fritillaries [Argynnis paphia, L., A. adippe, L., 

 and A. aglaia^ L.) are commonly distributed throughout the woodlands, 

 and A. paphia is often abundant in Salcey Forest, Whittlebury Forest 

 and other wooded parts of the county. 



The Queen of Spain Fritillary {Argynms lathonia, L.) has been 

 recorded from the county by Messrs. Hull and Tomalin. 



The Pearl-bordered Fritillary [Argynms euphrosyne, L.) and the 

 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary {A. selene, SchifF.) both occur in the 

 county, and the former is common in most of the woods. The latter is 

 more local, but it has been recorded from Waddenham and Towcester. 



The Greasy Fritillary [Melitcea artemis. Fab.) — always very local — 

 used to be found at Aldwinkle near Waddenham, near Towcester, and 

 near Barnwell, but no recent captures have been recorded. 



The Comma Butterfly [Vanessa c.-album, L.) so abundant in 

 favourable seasons in certain west-midland counties and other parts of 

 the west and north of England, and in some Welsh counties, occurs 

 in this county, and the writer has taken it near Oundle. It has also been 

 taken near Waddenham, Towcester, Yardley Chase, Sywell Wood, 

 Lilford, Barnwell Wold and Northampton. Mr. W. Edwards records 

 it as frequent near Lilford on ivy-bloom at the end of September. 



The Large Tortoiseshell [Vanessa polychloros, L.) is recorded from 

 Salcey Forest, Towcester and Barnwell Wold ; and also from Geddington 

 Chase, Weekly Hall Wood, and elsewhere near Kettering. 



The very rare Camberwell Beauty [Vanessa antiopa, L.) has been 

 taken near Kettering, at Thurning, in Whittlebury Forest, at WeUing- 

 borough, and twice at Northampton. 



The White Admiral [Limenitis sibylla, L.) was recorded by the late 

 Mr. Bond as occurring near Waddenham ; Messrs. Hull and Tomalin 

 mention Sywell Wood and Lilford as locaUties for it, and Mr. G. C. 

 Druce informs me that he saw a specimen recently near Brackley. 



The Purple Emperor [Apatura iris, L.) occurs commonly in the 

 great oak woods in the neighbourhood of Rockingham, Kettering, 



1 The present occurrence of Leucophaiia linapii and Melitea artitmis in the county seems to require 

 confirmation. — H. G. 



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