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86 MR. A. THOMSON’S REPORT ON THE INSECT-HOUSE. [ Mar. 5 
Insect-house in the Society’s Gardens during the past year, and read 
the following Report on the subject. 
Report on the Insect-house for 1888. 
Examples of the following species of insects have been exhibited 
in the Insect-house during the past season :— 
Silk-producing Bombyces and their Allies. 
Indian. 
Attacus atlas. Actias selene. 
pernyi. Antherea mylitta. 
roylei. Cricula trifenestrata. 
cynthia. 
ricini. 
American. 
* Attacus hesperus. 
Actias luna. 
Telea polyphemus. 
promethea. 
Samia cecropia. 
Dirphia tarquinia. 
Hypochera io. 
African. 
Antherea menippe. 
Diurnal Lepidoptera. 
European. 
Papilio machaon. Vanessa polychlorus. 
podalirius. levana. 
Thais polyxena. Argynnis paphia. 
Euchloé cardamines. Limenitis sibylla. 
Vanessa antiopa. populi. 
wo. Melanargia galathea. 
atalanta. Apatura iris. 
cardut. 
American. 
Papilio qaz. Papilio turnus. 
astertas. cresphontes. 
troilus. 
Nocturni. 
Smerinthus popult. *Pterogon clarkia. 
tilie. * Bombyx calune. 
quercus. rhadama. 
Sphinz ligustri. *Alaria gaurae. 
pinastri. Callimorpha dominula. 
* quinguemaculata. Endromis versicolor. 
* Exhibited for the first time. 
