154: PORTLAND LEPIDOPTERA. 



SPHINX CONVOLVULI, L. Common in the garden of the Governor of 

 the Prison in 1885 (J. J. \V.) Also taken plenti- 

 fully by Mr. J. P. Hyde in 1895 at Petunias and 

 Nicotiana affinis in " The Grove" (Entomologist 

 XXVIIL, 312). 

 ,, LIGUSTRI, L. One larva (C. P.) 



CHCEROCAMPA PORCELLUS, L. Not uncommon at flowers at dusk. 

 Larvae on Galium. 



MACROGLOSSA STELLATARUM, L. Sometimes rather common. 



SESIAD.E. 



IA ICHNEUMONIFORMIS, Fb. Not uncommon by sweeping flowers 

 of Lotus corniculatus (N. M. R.). Also by ((J. P.) 

 and (E. R. B.) by sweeping flower-heads of tall 

 grasses, especially towards evening. 



ZYG.ENID.E. 



ZYG.KNA TRIFOLII, Esp. One specimen (C. P ) 



,, FILIPENDUL/E, L. Abundant. I know of no record of 

 the yellow variety, which has occurred on Ridge- 

 way. 



BOMBYCES. 



NOLID.E. 



NOLA CUCULLATELLA, L. Occasionally. 



LITHOSIID.^, St. 

 NUDARIA MUNDANA, L. Common. Larvte in little companies on 



lichen under stones. 

 LITHOSIA LURIDEOLA, Zinck. Moderately common. An unusually 



small form occurs. 



EUCHELIID/E, Gn. 



EUCHELIA JACOB^EJi;, L. Larva sometimes abundant on ragwort. 



