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Entomological Notes from Galashiels during 1899. 

 By W. Shaw. 



Humming Bird Hawk Moth (Macroglossa stellatarum.) 



This insect made its appearance here in May and June. 

 The weather in April and beginning of May was very 

 frosty, and outside the town there was an utter absence of 

 wild flowers. After this a warm spell of weather set in, 

 and it was then that these insects began to appear in great 

 numbers. It confined its visits mostly to tubular flowers, 

 such as lilac, yellow azalea, and wallflowers, and outside of 

 the town it was seen frequenting the flowers of gorse or 

 whin. The moths must have come in from the neighbouring 

 hills, as there is not a single plant of the order on which 

 the caterpillar feeds in the whole town. Altogether, perhaps 

 about 50 specimens were taken here, and many more might 

 have been caught. 



Arctia mendica. 



A single specimen of this insect was taken here last 

 season. It had not been previously noticed. 



Trichiura cratcegi. 



There has only been one of this insect taken also, but 

 the larva is supposed to be common on the moors here. 



Mamestra Jurva. 



I was very much pleased to see a series of six of this 

 moth captured here at sugar. It occurs on the hill tops. 

 It was found at the highest level in Berwickshire also, the 



