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HeSPERID/F,. 



Thy7iulicus thaumas {/I'fien), the only member of the family seeji. 



PlERIDyE. 



Pieris brassiccE and P. rapce were seen, the former not infrequent 

 in fields flying with Colias edusa. 



P. napi ; one exceedingly small example was taken. 



Colias edusa was abundant, and the females in very good con- 

 dition. The var. helice was also common. Only two fell to my lot, 

 but Mr. Jager took four, Mr. Edwards of Worcester four, and I 

 heard of several others being taken. 



Colias hyale was completely absent, nor have I heard of any 

 being seen in that part of Devonshire. 



Sphingid^. 



Sphinx ligustri in the larval stage and a few imagines of Macro- 

 glossa stellatai-iim were the only members of the family noted. 



I have since wondered if Deilephila eiiphorbice ever occurs on the 

 sand-hills. The food-plant is there in abundance. 



Anthrocerid^. 



Anthrocera filipendulce was very nearly over on the Ladies' AValk. 

 Another Anthrocera was said to be found in the marshes, which it 

 was suggested might be A. trifolii-palustris, but neither Mr. Jager 

 nor myself came across it. 



LiTHOSIIDyE. 



Lithosia liiridiola, L. griseola, and the rare Z. caniola ; one 

 specimen of each. The last, L. caniola, was not recognised until 

 after I reached home, or — well, there might have been more. 



EUCHELIID^. 



Euchelia jacobcece ; a few late larvae were seen, and traces of others 

 in many places. 



Callimorpha hera ; this, as all know, is the species of the district. 

 Where is it found ? Everywhere ! Do not be surprised if it turns 

 up in any place, whether likely or unlikely. My son saw the first 

 C. hera. His remark was, " There's a foreign insect," so unlike 

 anything usually seen in this country is it. It was flying from bush 

 to bush above a wall. Of course, my net was not put up. How- 

 ever, it waited for me, and my first capture I recognised as the 

 terra-cotta or intermediate form. The spot is marked in one of the 

 pictures I am passing round, and you will see it is right in the town. 

 From that spot I afterwards took four more specimens ; that is a cha- 

 racteristic of it. Wherever one has been taken, there others are 

 sure to occur on subsequent days, and Mr. Jiiger tells me in sub- 



