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table, and the following report upon the subject, drawn up by 

 Mr. A. Thomson, was read : — 



The following species of insects have been exhibited in the Insect- 

 house during the past season : — 



Silk-producing Bombyces and their Allies. 



Indian. 



Actias selene. 

 Antheraa mylitta. 

 Cricula trifenestrata. 



Attacus atlas 



cynthia. 



ricini. 



jternyi. 



American. 



Samia cecropia. 

 Telea poly phemus. 

 prvmetheus. 



Gynanisa maia. 

 Anther cEa cytherea, 



^ menippe. 



tyrrhea. 



Actias luna. 

 '^Dirphia tarqtiinia. 



African. 



*Saturnia terpsichore. 



Attacus mythimna. 

 *Actias mimosae. 



Cirinaforda. 



Papilio podalirius. 



machaon. 



Thais polyxena. 

 Parnassius apollo. 

 Euchloe cardumines . 

 Vanessa antiopa. 

 atalanta. 



*Paj)ilio porthaon. 



* piolice?ies. 



* colonna. 



Papilio cresphontes. 



Diurnal Lepidoptera. 



European. 



Vanessa levana. 

 *31elitcEa maturna. 



Limenitis sibylla. 



Apatura iris. 

 * C/iaraxesjasius. 



Lyccena corydon. 



" ajax. 



Smerinthus ocellatus. 



jjopuli. 



Sphinx liyiAstri. 



convolvuli. 



pinastri. 



African. 



^Papilio nireus. 



* demoleus. 



* morunia. 



American. 



Papilio asterias. 

 * turnus. 



Noctui-ni. 



Arctia caja. 



hebe. 



Chelonia villica. 

 Lasiocampa quercifolia, 

 •^ pi7n. 



* Exhibited for the first time. 



