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List of Lepidojiteroiis Insects 



were taken in June last, which 

 were the first that were seen in 

 the neighbourhood. 

 Melitae v a Silene. Not very common. 



i Euphrosyne. Abundant. 

 Argynnis Paphia. Some seasons very 

 common, and particularly so this 

 year in one wood, about a mile 

 from the town, where they actually 

 swarmed. 



Adippe. Not very common. 

 Comma C. album. Very rare : per- 

 haps it can hardly be called a 

 Witham insect, as the only speci- 

 men we have was taken 5 miles oft", 

 in Eastlands Wood, near Maldon. 

 Vanessa Polychloros. Abundant. 

 To. 



urticae. 

 Ammiralis Atalanta. Not very com- 

 mon. 

 Cynthia cardui. Rather scarce. 

 Apatura Pris. Some seasons not 



very scarce. 

 Hipparchia iEgeria. 

 Megae v ra. 

 Semele. Common on Tophill 



Heath. 

 Tithdnus. 

 Janira. 

 llvperanthus. 

 Pamphilus. 

 Tlnkla betulae. Two specimens were 

 taken, for the first time, Sept. 5. 

 1*37, and two more a few days 

 afterwards : all four were females. 

 W. album occurred rather 

 plentifully this year, and in 

 1832 ; but in none of the in- 

 tervening seasons. 

 quercus. Common, 

 riibi. Very rare : we have but 

 one specimen. 

 Lycce'na Phke v as. Rather common. 

 Polyommatus Argiolus. Common in 

 the spring, and sparingly in the 

 autumn. 

 A16cis. 



Agestis. Scarce. 

 Thymele alveolus. Not very com- 

 mon. 

 Pamphila linea. 

 Sylvanus. 



sfhingi'na. 



Pno statices. Rather uncommon. 

 Anthrocera filipendula?. Not very 

 common. 



Smerinthus ocellatus. 

 populi. 

 tiliae. 

 Acherontia A'tropos. Rare : we have 

 but two specimens, though the 

 larva is occasionally met with. 

 Sphinx ligustri. Common. 

 Deilephila Elpenor. Not common. 

 Porce'llus. Scarce. It has been 

 taken twice : once on July 

 26. 1836 ; and again, when 

 flying over the flowers of the 

 honeysuckle, July 31. 1837. 

 Macroglossa stellatarum. 

 Sesia bombyliformis. Scarce : four 

 specimens were taken this sea- 

 son. 

 vEgeria tipulifdrmis. 

 mutillaeformis. 



bombycPna. 



Hepialus Hectus. Scarce. 

 lupulinus. 

 humuli. 



Zeuzera ae'sculi. Not very scarce. 



Cossus Ligniperda. Rather uncom- 

 mon. 



Pygas v ra bucephala. Abundant. 



Clostera curtula. Very rare: we 

 have one specimen only, which 

 was bred from the larva, and ap- 

 peared July 18. 1836. 



Episema cseruleocephala. Common. 



Cerura furcula. Rare. 



Vinula. Not common. 



Lophopteryx Camellina. Common. 



Saturnia Pavdnia minor. Rather 

 common. 



Lasiocampa rubi. We not unfre- 

 quently find the larva, but have 

 never succeeded in rearing it ; nor 

 have we ever taken the imago, 

 roboris. Common. 



Trichiura cratae^gi. Rather scarce. 



Pcecilociimpa populi. Rare. 



Eriogaster lanestris. Not scarce. 



Clisiocampa Neustria. Very com- 

 mon. 



Odonestis potatdria. 



Gastropacha quercifolia. Rare. 



Psilura monacha. Found rather 

 plentifully this year by one col- 

 lector ; though, till this season, it 

 was considered very rare. 



Dasychira pudibunda. 



Orgyia antiqua. 



Porthesia chrysorrhce v a. Abundant, 

 auriflua. This insect has been 



