INSECTS 



Polyommatus asgon, Bork. Locally common 

 on boggy heaths 



— agestis, Schiff. (medon, Esp. ; astrarche, 



Bgs.). Norwich, Hunstanton, Lynn, 

 Merton, Thetford, Broom Heath 



— corydon, Fab. Abundant at Ringstead 



Downs ; found casually at Hunstanton, 

 Lynn and Snettisham 



— argiolus, Linn. Cawston, Booton, Thetford, 



Broome and Gillingham ; but not 

 common 



— alsus, Fab. (minima, St. C). Cromer 



and South Creake, scarce ; but found 

 plentifully near Swaffham by Mr. 

 Atmore in 1898 



— acis, Sch. (semiargus, St. C). Recorded 



in this county by Haworth and 

 Stephens in the early parts of the 

 century, but, as in other parts of 

 England, long since extinct 



Apatura iris, Linn. Foulsham, Dersingham, 

 but rare ; formerly at TVh'itlingham ; 

 not scarce in Foxley Wood 



Vanessa c. -album, Linn. Very rare in the 

 county. The Rev. W. F. V^elch 

 informed Lord Walsingham that he 

 saw a specimen in his garden at Stead- 

 sett in October, 1858, and took one in 

 the same place in September, 1861 ; 

 the Rev. J. W. Colvin took one in the 

 Rectory garden at Yarmouth ; and 

 Mr. E. A. Atmore reports a specimen 

 at JValpole 



— polychloros, Linn. Widely distributed 



and formerly common ; now very un- 

 certain in appearance 



— antiopa, Linn. An occasional migrant. 



In 1872 it was suddenly observed quite 

 commonly in the county, especially at 

 its north-east corner, and a considerable 

 number were taken. Within a few 

 days the course of the migrating flock 

 was traced in some degree across the 

 county and onward until specimens 

 reached scattered localities in the West 

 of England. It has been recorded 

 casually in the county so early as 

 1834, and in various other years to 

 1891 

 Argynnis paphia, Linn. Generally uncom- 

 mon ; much more plentiful in Foxley 

 Wood 



— aglaia, Linn. Almost confined to the 



east coast, but once found commonly 

 at Whitesley 



— adippe, Linn. Local in the woods of 



the north and west of the county 



— lathonia, Linn, Excessively rare. I 



have seen a specimen which was taken 

 at Plumstead, near Norwich ; others are 

 recorded at Beechamwell, Halvergate, 

 Caistor and Booton 

 Argynnis euphrosyne, Linn. Local in thit 

 county. Stratton Straw/ess, Horsford, 

 Tindall Wood, Cawston, Runcton, Mid- 

 dleton ; in woods 



— selene. Fab. Local in most of the same 



woods ; also at Hoveton St. John, 

 Hethel and Wootton 



Melitaea artemis, Fab. (aurinia, St. C). In 

 marshy meadows ; very local. Nor- 

 wich, St. Faiths, Horning, Cawston, 

 Aldehy and Beachamwell 



Melanargia galathea, Linn. Found locally 

 at Kirhy Cane by Dr. W. M. Crow- 

 foot, who also noticed that it moved 

 from one spot to another almost every 

 season. Recorded in Norfolk by 

 Curtis 



Satyrus semele, Linn. Common on coast 

 sandhills and inland heaths 



Pararge jegeria, Linn. Norwich, Merton, 

 Thetford, Ditchingham, Sparham ; un- 

 common in the county 



Epinephile tithonus, Linn. Abundant 



— hyperanthus, Linn. Plentiful in damp 



woods 

 Syrichthus alveus, Hiib. Several specimens 

 were captured about twenty-five years 

 ago in a damp hollow at the edge of a 

 wood at Cawston, by the Rev. T. H. 

 Marsh. These I found in his collec- 

 tion under the name of the next species, 

 to which he had referred them — the 

 latter being apparently absent from 

 that district. The locality has been 

 carefully searched in many subsequent 

 years, but no more specimens have 

 been found. This species is scarcely 

 known otherwise as British, and it is 

 supposed that a small migration from 

 the other side of the North Sea may 

 have taken place, but without causing 

 a permanent settlement 



— alveolus, Hb. Woodton, Tyndall Wood, 



Ditchingham, Ketteringham, Horning ; 

 scarce and very local in the county 



Hesperia comma, Linn. Taken by Mr. 

 Atmore, near Swaffham 



Cyclopides paniscus. Fab. A single specimen 

 was taken near Thetford, in the presence 

 of the Rev. H. Williams 



Nisoniades tages, Linn. Ditchingham, Ket- 

 teringham, Cawston ; very local, yet re- 

 corded in the county by Haworth and 

 Stephens 



139 



