Macro-Lepidoptera of Wigtownshire. 171 



Wood, C, 20/6/96; two at Kirkmaiden, Portwilliam, 

 both females, ii/s/05, 1/7/05. 



29. Syrichthus aloeolus, rare, a few were taken flying on 



sloping banks near the sea beyond Cairn Ryan, 5/6/96 



30. Nisoniades tages, locally common on the coast, Port- 



patrick, Isle of Whithorn, Kirkmaiden (Portwilliam), 

 and Cairn Ryan. I have only taken one inland, on 

 the high road near Loch Elrig (Mochrum), 2/6/97 ; 

 e.d., 12/5/01, 16/5/06, 21/5/11. 



31. Pamphilus sylvanus, not uncommon on grassy slopes by 



the sea, Kirkmaiden, Portwilliam, Sinninesshead, Luce 

 Bay, also inland at C, 18/7/96, 5/6/98, 28/6/05. 



Sphingid^. 



1. Anthrocera filipendulce, locally abundant near the sea; 



scarce inland. Cairn Ryan, Garheugh Rocks, Luce 

 Bay, saw a large number flying after i p.m. Before 

 that time there was not one to be seen. 5/6/96, 

 23/6/05, 12/7/11. 



2. Smerinthus ocellatus, have never seen the perfect insect, 



but the larvae is not uncommon on willow at Merton- 

 hall, Newton-Stewart (Holland). 



3. Smerinthus populi, used to be common at C, but owing 



to many poplar trees having died, it has become much 

 scarcer. It is generally distributed throughout the 

 county where willows or poplars are plentiful. At 

 dusk on 10/6/96, at some sallow bushes on the side of 

 high road, C, a number of S. populi (about 30) were 

 observed flying about, evidently getting something 

 from the green shoots. Several were netted. I have 

 bred several very pale females, .commonest in larval 

 state. Both dark and light form of larvae occur. 



4. Acherontia atropos, scarce. The perfect insect occurs near 



Stranraer, and one was observed at a bee-hive at 

 Quhillart Farm, C, 14/7/98- The larvae occurs occa- 

 sionally in potato fields, Stranraer, Portwilliam, Whit- 



