On Lepidoptera, taken mostly in 1874. 233 



III. — Lauderdale. By Andrew Kelly. 



Acherontia Atropos. Although rare, every collector seems to 

 have his specimen, reminding one of the tete de mort of the 

 Egyptians. Mine was a recapture from a cat, which had just 

 struck it down amongst some bee-hives. There was rush to 

 the rescue, and during the confusion the poor insect was heard 

 to cry often, sometimes very loud and wailing. 



Sphinx Convolvtjli. Attracted by light, several specimens'have 



been taken near Lauder. 

 Etjthemonia Ktjssttla. Moors, frequent about Hawick ; Mr. 

 Turnbull. 



Orgygia aktiqtja. One, grassy field near Hawick. 



,, fascelesta. Moors and hill plantations near Hawick ; 

 Mr. Turnbull. 



Bombyx Etjbi. The caterpillars are extremely abundant in all 

 our moors, but the imago comparatively rare, the disproportion 

 no doubt arising in consequence of our severe winters thinning 

 the hybernating larvae. 



Odonestis potatoria. Moors ; and, like the above, the cater- 

 pillar is more plentiful than the perfect insect. 



Selenta illtjnaria. In policies, very plentiful. 

 ,, ltinaria. Not so common. 



Crocallis elinguaria. Preston, Dunse, Eyemouth, Lauder. 



Odontopera bidentata. Same stations. 



Ennomos tiliaria. This beautiful thorn was roused and taken 

 in a flower-garden in Dunse by Mi. Stevenson, jun. It is dis- 

 criminated at once from erosaria by the decidedly brilliant 

 yellow hairs on the thorax ; otherwise they are very similar. 



Gnopeos obscurata. Dunse, Preston, Eyemouth. 



Strenia clathrata. Although this has always been a generally 

 distributed moth in England, yet there were doubts entertained 

 of its being a Scottish insect, till 1873, when Mr. Turnbull 

 discovered it in great profusion flying along the railway em- 

 bankments from Hawick eastward to Hassendean station. He 

 also made capture of a pair of Geometra papilionaria, and since 

 then Euclidia Mi and glyphica have also put up their appear- 

 ance there. Have they migrated thither, northwards ? 



Scodiona Belgiaria. Of this rare insect, Mr. Patterson, Dunse, 

 was lucky enough to capture a male about Cockburn Law. 



Abraxas ulmata. Freely taken about Hawick, and, I believe, 

 about Dunse also. 



Oporabia filigrammaria. On the banks of Teviot, among "Wil- 

 lows. A rare capture by Mr. Guthrie, Hawick. 



Larentia olivata. Another rare capture by the same. 



Emmelesia ericetata. A lovely insect. Moors, Longcroft. 



Ihera obeliscata. Fir woods, Thirlstane Castle, plentiful. 



Ypsopetes impltjviata. Preston, Eyemouth, Hawick, and Lauder. 



