INSECTS 



Sesia tipuliformis, Linn. (Currant Clear- 

 wing). Buckingham ; probably widely 

 distributed in gardens, on the currant 

 bushes 



_ ichneumoniformis, Schiff. (Six-belted 

 Clearwing). The only record here is 

 of a pair swept off the blossoms of 

 rushes at Wolwrton in 1870. It might 

 probably be found on the blossoms of 

 bird's-foot trefoil on the chalk hills 

 Sphaecia bembeciformis, Hb. ; crabroniforme, 

 Haw. Buckingham, Halton ; probably 

 overlooked elsewhere 



_ apiformis, Linn. (Hornet Clearwing). 

 Halton, and apparently in other places 

 about poplars 



Procris statices, Linn. Recorded by the Rev. 

 J. Greene as common at Halton and 

 elsewhere. Usually found in plenty in 

 some very restricted area, such as the 

 corner of a meadow 



geryon, Hb. Mr. A. J. Spiller states that 

 he has seen this species in this county, 

 in thousands, during May, on the slopes 

 of the Chilterns, including Long Down 

 and other hills 



Anthrocera trifolii, Esp. (5-spot Burnet Moth). 

 Found plentifully thirty years ago in 

 an old stone-pit near Buckingham, also 

 at Halton. Always very local, and 

 usually found in marshy meadows 

 filipendube, Linn. (6-spot Burnet Moth). 

 Generally common on chalk hills and 

 railway banks 



Zeuzera sesculi, Linn. (Wood Leopard). Hal- 

 ton, Buckingham, Black Park ; always 

 about trees 



Cossus ligniperda, Fab. (Goat Moth). Buck- 

 ingham, Chesham, Black Park. Very 

 destructive to willow, poplar and other 

 trees, its larva tunnelling in all direc- 

 tions under the bark and through the 

 solid wood, sometimes to such an extent 

 as to cause the fall of the tree 

 Hepialus hectus, Ochs. (Golden Swift). 

 Chalfont St. Peter, Black Park, Chesham, 

 wooded slopes of the Chilterns and 

 Leckhampstead. Probably in all woods. 

 The male diffuses a curiously rich scent, 

 like that of pineapple, when flying 



lupulinus, Linn. (Common Swift). Gen- 



erally distributed, flying about sunset in 

 multitudes in June, with great swiftness, 

 close to the grass in every meadow 



sylvinus, Linn. (Orange Swift). Halton, 



Chesham, Chalfont St. Peter, the Chil- 

 terns ; usually about bracken fern 



velleda, Esp. Mr. Elliman of IVestcroft, 



Tring, captured two specimens within 

 the boundary of this county in 1891 ; 



Mr. South has found it at Chalfont 

 Road, Dr. Churchill at Chesham, and Mr. 

 H. J. Turner at Amersham 

 Hepialus humuli, Linn. (Ghost Moth). Com- 

 mon everywhere 



Sarrothripa revayana, Schiff. Formerly taken 

 at Black Park 



Heterogenea asella, Schiff. Marlow. First 

 obtained by the Rev. Bernard Smith in 

 1856, and in following years reared by 

 him in considerable numbers from larvae 

 found upon beech. A very local 

 species, otherwise principally confined 

 to the New Forest, Hants 



Halias prasinana, Linn. (Silver Lines). Black 

 Park, Chalfont St. Peter ; probably in 

 all oak woods 



quercana, Schiff. ; bicolorana, St.C. 



(Green Silver Lines). Black Park ; 

 not common 



Nola cucullatella, Linn. Chesham, Chalfont 

 St. Peter, Leckhampitead 



strigula, Schiff. Black Park, scarce 



confusalis, Hb. ; cristulalis, Stainton. Black 



Park, borders of Whittlebury Forest 



Nudaria senex, Hb. Found at Halton by the 

 Rev. J. Greene, but very local 



mundana, Linn. (Muslin Moth). Gen- 



erally distributed about old lichen- 

 covered walls and buildings 

 Calligenia miniata, Forst. Halton, Black Park 

 Setina irrorella, Linn. Halton and elsewhere 

 on chalk hills 



mesomella, Linn. Halton, Black Park 

 Lithosia aureola, Hb. ; sororcula, St.C. Mar- 

 low, Halton, Chesham, Black Park, 

 among oak and beech 



helveola, Ochs. ; deplana, St.C. Black 



Park, taken by the late Mr. Samuel 

 Stevens. This seems to have been one 

 of the earliest known localities for this 

 local species here, and that in which 

 its rather different female was first 

 recognized. It is always a restricted 

 insect and loves to hide in yew trees in 

 chalk districts 



complana, Linn. Also taken at Black 



Park. Not common 



complanula, Bdv. ; lurideola, St.C. (Com- 



mon Footman). Buckingham, Chesham, 

 Chalfont St. Peter, High Wycombe, 

 Halton, Whittlebury Forest; probably 

 in all woods 



_ griseola, Hb. This is rather common at 

 ' Chesham, and with its pretty yellow 

 variety stramineola has been found near 

 Halton 



rubricollis, Linn. (Red-necked Footman). 



The Rev. Joseph Greene found this 

 species exceedingly commonly in Beech 



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