PORTLAND LEPIDOPTERA. 153 



PARARGE EGERIA, L. Common in the grounds of Pennsylvania 

 Castle (C. W. D.). On the neighbouring mainland 

 this butterfly is generally to be found wherever there 

 are a few trees together. 

 MEG,ERA, L. Common. 



SATYRUS SEMELE, L. Common. 



EPINEPHELE JANIRA, L. Very common. 



CCENONYMPHA PAMPHiLUS, L. Very common. 



POLYOMMATUS PHL^AS, L. Moderately common. 

 LYC/ENA ;EGON, Scliiff. Abundant. Sometimes swarms amongst 

 long grass, on which it usually passes the night. 



ASTRARCHE, Bgstr. (agestis, Hb.). Scarce. 



,, ICARUS, Rott. (alexis, Hb.}. Common. The females much 

 marked with blue. 



,, BELLARGUS, Rott. (adonis, Fb,). Moderately common. 



CORYDON, Fb. Rather scarce. 



,, ARGIOLUS, L. Occasionally amongst ivy. 



MINIMA, Fues. (alsus, Fb.) Common, but local. 



HESPERIIM;. 



SYRICHTHUS MALV^E, L. (alveolus, Hb.). Scarce (C. P.). 



NISONIADES TAGES, L. Uncommon. 



HESPERIA THAUMAS, Hufn. (linea, Fb.). One or two near the Break- 



water. 

 SYLVANUS, Esp. Uncommon. 



HETEROCERA. 



SPHINGES. 



SPHINGID^. 



ACIIERONTIA ATROPOS, L. An imago beaten out of ivy in the after 

 noon by Mr. Henry J. Sykes below Pennsylvania, 

 September 2nd, 1887. 



