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A LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERl OF COUNTY CORK. 

 By C. Donovan, M.D., F.E.S., Capt. I.M.S., and R. J. F. Donovan. 



As supplementary to Mr. Kane's " Catalogue of the Lepido- 

 ptera of Ireland," which has now appeared m book form, we con- 

 sidered our captures since 1883, in the neighbourhood of Glan- 

 dore, Timoleague, and Courtmacsherry, in this county, would 

 prove acceptable to those of your readers interested in the geo- 

 graphical distribution of Lepidoptera of our islands. Many of 

 the insects procured near Glandore and Timoleague have already 

 been included in Mr. Kane's list, but several were, for some 

 unaccountable reason, omitted. All our specimens, except those 

 easily recognizable and common, have been seen and verified by 

 Messrs. Kane and Barrett, to whom we cannot sufificiently express 

 our gratitude for the kind help the}^ have at all times so readily 

 afforded us. We regret our list of Micro-Lepidoptera is of such 

 a meagre and fragmentary nature ; however, one of us hopes to 

 remedy this defect next year by giving more attention to this 

 interesting group. 



The first named of the contributors of this list collected at 

 Glandore from 1883 to 1889, at Baudon from 1890 to 1891, and 

 Courtmacsherry this year. The second, at Timoleague, since 

 1896 to the present time. Glandore and Courtmacsherry are 

 on the sea-coast, while Timoleague is about five miles inland and 

 the same distance from Courtmacsherry. 



Occasional excursions have been made inland, as to Gougane 

 Barra, the source of the river Lee; Dunmanway and Drimo- 

 league, north of Skibbereen. 



The abbreviations used in our list, viz. G., T. and C, stand 

 respectively for Glandore, Timoleague, and Courtmacsherry. 



Rhopalocera. 

 Pieris hrassicce, P. rapce, and P. napi, common. EiicJdoc car- 

 damines, common. Colias edusa, common in some years, T. and 

 G. Argynnis aglaia, several. A. impkia, common. Melitcea 

 aurinia, common in suitable localities (the type, with the hand- 

 some var. hihermca). Vanessa io, V. urtiae, V. atalanta, and V. 

 cardui, common. Pararge egeria and P. megcera, common. Sa- 

 tyrus semele, common, especially on the sea-coast. Epinephele 

 ianira, E. tithonus, and E. hijperanthes, common. Coenonympha 

 pamphilus, common. Thecla quercus, common in some woods 

 near T. and G. T. ruhi, common, G. and Dunmanway; few, T. 

 Polyommatus phloeas, common. Lyccena icariis, common. L. 

 minima, several near C. 



Heterocera. 



Sphinges. — Acherontia atropos, one larva in 1896 ; an imago 

 on Sept. 20th, 1899 ; another on Sept. 29th, 1900, T. ; a couple. 



