124 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



are so minute that an unpractised eye would easily 

 overlook them. P. globularise (Plate III. fig. 1), 

 which occurs near Brighton and Lewes in June and 

 July, has the tip of the antennae of the male pointed ; 

 P. Geryon has occurred near Worcester, and in a few 

 other localities. 



FAMILY I. 

 ANTHROCEPA MINOS. 



Abundant on the west coast of Ireland in June ; has 

 occurred at Clare and near Ardrahan in Galway. 



The expansion of the wings is from 1 inch to 1J 

 inch. The fore-wings are rather transparent bluish- 

 green, with three irregular elongate crimson dashes ; 

 the hind-wings are crimson, with a very narrow purplish 

 hind margin. 



The larva feeds on bird's -foot trefoil and other 

 papilionaceous plants in May. 



The perfect insect makes its appearance towards the 

 middle of June. 



FAMILY I. 



ANTHEOCERA FILIPENDULJ3. THE SIX- 

 SPOT BUBNET SPHINX. 



(Plate III., Fig. 2.) 



This pretty species is very plentiful throughout the 

 country. 



The expansion of the wings is from 1 inch to 

 nearly 1J inch. The fore-wings are of a beautiful 

 greenish-blue, with six deep crimson spots, two close 

 together at the base, two in the middle, sometimes 

 joined! together, and two ibeyond the middle, which 



