A HISTORY OF SURREY 



The Grizzled Skipper (Syrichtbus a/veo/us, Hb.) is generally distributed 

 and common in some of the woods of the county. It is however 

 rare in the metropolitan district. Mr. Sydney Webb informs me that 

 the variety fritillum of this species occurred commonly in 1869 at 

 Tilburstow Hill near Godstone and that they, with intermediates, were 

 that year in the proportion of about five to twelve of the type. The 

 Dingy Skipper (Tbanaos tages, L.) is generally distributed throughout the 

 county and is common in the chalk district, and in some seasons it 

 is abundant on the 'slopes of the North Downs, especially about Box Hill 

 and the valleys to the east of it. The Small Skipper (Hesperia linea, 

 Fb.) and the Large Skipper (H. sy/vanus, Esp.) are generally distributed. 

 The Silver-spotted Skipper (H. comma, L.) is very local, but occurs 

 commonly in many places about the chalk hills from Croydon to 

 Betchworth and Box Hill and thence westwards. It is plentiful in the 

 Sheep Leas near West Horsley, but I have never seen it so abundant 

 in Surrey as it is in many Sussex localities. 



HETEROCERA 



Moths 

 NOCTURNI 



The Forester (Procris statices, L.) has been recorded by Mr. Sydney 

 Webb as occurring in damp meadows at the foot of Leith Hill, and one or 

 two specimens have been taken on Reigate Hill. I have only found it 

 in one meadow near Telegraph Hill, Claygate. Mr. Barrett reports it 

 from Haslemere, but it seems very local in the county. The Five-spotted 

 Burnet (Zygaena trifolii? Esp.) occurs in damp meadows at the foot of 

 Leith Hill ; also, according to Mr. Webb, in one corner of Reigate Heath. 

 Mr. T. H. Briggs says it formerly occurred on Wimbledon Common. It 

 is mentioned by Mr. Barrett in his list of Haslemere insects, and Major 

 Ficklin and Mr. Kaye include it amongst their Surrey species. The 

 Six-spotted Burnet (Z. filipendulce^ L.) is generally common along the 

 chalk range about Guildford, Horsley, Gomshall, Box Hill, Dorking, 

 Reigate Hill and eastwards. It is also common at Leith Hill and many 

 other parts of the county. The Eyed Hawk Moth (Smerinthus oce//atus, 

 L.) is common throughout the county and is mentioned by Mr. Sydney 

 Webb as occurring near Redhill, by Mr. T. H. Briggs as being not 

 uncommon at Leatherhead. Mr. Barrett records it from Haslemere, it 

 is included by Messrs. J. G. Hewat and W. J. Kaye in their lists for 

 Surbiton and Worcester Park respectively, and I have taken the 

 larvae on willow by the Thames side near Kingston. The Poplar 

 Hawk Moth (S. populi, L.) is very widely distributed and much com- 

 moner than the preceding. The Lime Hawk Moth (S. tilia, L.) is 

 also a widely distributed species amongst limes and elms. It is very 

 common about Surbiton, Worcester Park, Leatherhead, Wimbledon 



1 Major Ficklin and Mr. Kaye also include Zyg<ena Imlcerif, Esp., in their Surrey lists, but give no 

 localities. I have found the last-named species plentifully in certain localities in Kent, but I never saw 

 it in Surrey. H. G. 



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