A HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE 



N YMPHALID^E (continued) 



Vanessa urticse, L. Common everywhere 



io, L. Much less common than for- 



merly ; now almost rare 



antiopa, L. One at Milton near Rep- 



ton, another at Melbourne Hall 

 (1872); one seen at Stanton-by-Brtdge 

 in 1872 ; altogether ten taken in 

 Derbyshire in 1872 (C. G. Barrett) ; 

 one seen in Little Eaton Park in 

 1886 (J.H.), and another in Derby 

 in 1899 (H.H.C.) 



atalanta, L. Common, especially in 



certain seasons 



cardui, L. Occasionally almost every- 



where, but most common on moors 

 and high pastures 



Pararge egeria, L. Seal Wood and Repton 

 Shrubs, scarce; once atCW/k(H.H.C.); 

 one seen Lathkill Dale (R.H.F.) 



megaera, L. Very variable in numbers, 



but still occasionally common locally 

 south of the Trent ; some years 

 abundant, Melbourne (H.H.C.) ; three 

 seen, one taken (R.H.F.) 

 Satyrus semele, L. Dovedale, scarce 

 Epinephele ianira, L. Generally distri- 

 buted over the southern half of the 

 county as far north as Matlock 



tithonus, L. Occurs south of the 



Trent ; once Allestree (J.H.) 



hyperanthes, L. In the woods of the 



south-west (Burton, Repton, Mel- 

 bourne, etc.) 



[Ccenonympha typhon, Rott. Is said to 

 occur on the moors near the 'Cat 

 and Fiddle,' Buxtori\ 



pamphilus, L. Generally distributed 



Thecla w-album, Knoch. Repton district, 

 common; Darley (H.C.) ; one, Cubley 

 (J. Greene) 



[ pruni, L. One said to have been 

 found among insects from Ches- 

 terfield district (Intelligencer, ix. 



27)] 



quercus, L. Common in Melbourne 



district and sometimes abundant 

 (H.H.C.) 



rubi, L. Dovedale, fairly common ; 



Alderwasley (J.H.), Breadsall Moor 

 in 1902, but not previously 

 (G.P.) 



Polyommatus phlceas, L. Generally dis- 

 tributed and common in south, 

 scarcer towards north 



Lycaena astrarche, Bgstr. A dale-haunting 

 species ; Monsal, Miller's, Lathkill 

 Dales and Dovedale 



icarus, Rott. Common except in High 



Peak 



argiolus, L. Near Repton, etc., scarce; 



Kirk Langley, 1901 (R.H.F.) 



minima, Fuesl. Dovedale and Middle- 



ton Dale 

 ERYCINID^ 



Nemeobius lucina, L. Once Via Gellia 



(H.C.) 

 HESPERIID^E 



Nisoniades tages, L. Common in the 

 dales of mid-Derbyshire (Dovedale, 

 Lathkill Dale, etc.), Longstone Edge 

 (TO 

 Hesperia thaumas, Hufn. Burton district 



sylvanus, Esp. Scarce ; Melbourne dis- 



trict (H.H.C.) ; near Burton 



HETEROCERA 



SPHINGES 

 SPHINOID.K 



Acherontia atropos, L. Occasional in 

 south Derbyshire, and is sometimes 

 abundant in the Repton and Burton 

 districts, as in 1885 and 1901; has 

 occurred at Hope, 1901, and Bake- 

 well, 1902 (W. Storrs Fox) 



Sphinx convolvuli, L. Occurs not un- 

 commonly south of the Trent ; also 

 near Ashbourne (E.A.R.), Darley 

 Dale (B.T.), Breadsall, 1846 and 

 1863 (H.C.), near Derby (G.P.), 

 Mickleover twice (Ent. 1889), two 

 at Bakewell, 1901 (W. Boulsover) ; 

 one 1901, another 1902, Bakewell 

 (W. Storrs Fox) 



ligustri, L. Not uncommon south of 

 the Trent 



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SPHINGIDJE (centinued) 



Deilephila galii, Schiff. Four at Breadsall 

 in 1868 (H. A. Stowell), Derby 

 (E.M.M. 1870, v.); two at Mickle- 

 over, 1888 (R. C. Bindley) 

 Chaerocampa celerio, 1 L. One at Mat- 

 lock, 1 860 (F.Tearle) ; oneztEckington 



porcellus, L. Occurs regularly south 



of the Trent ; Breadsall (H.C.), once 

 near Alstonfield (W.H.P.), one, Kirk 

 Langley, 1902 (R.H.F.) 



elpenor, L. Not uncommon in Trent 



Valley ; Little Eaton (J.H. and G.P.) 

 Smerinthus ocellatus, L. Tolerably com- 

 mon, south Derbyshire ; twice, Stave- 

 ley ; Kirk Langley (R.H.F.) ; Little 

 Eaton (J.H.), etc. 



1 Chasrocampa nerii, L., has occurred at 

 Burton-on-Trent (1888). 



