44 CATAliOGFE OP MOTHS. 



Brady took an imago in 1889, which had just emerged from the 

 pupa. Mr. Maling says, " larvae sometimes plentiful at Blyth 

 Links, Whitley, and South Shields." Mr. C. Eales took the 

 imago at South Shields. Mr. Hedworth informed me that in 

 1869 about sixty larvae were taken at Blyth Links by Mr. E-aine, 

 Mr. Johnston and himself. Mr. Wasserman recorded in his list 

 (ITat. Hist. Trans., vol. v., p. 285) the further occurrence of this 

 species on the sea-banks on both sides of the Tyne. At Hartle- 

 pool the imago was not uncommon thirty years ago at flowers of 

 Silene injlata, close to the town, and I found the larva then on 

 Galium verum. The extension of the town northward destroyed 

 this locality, and I have not seen the insect here since 1874, but 

 I have no doubt it could be found on the sand-banks further 

 north. 



At Seaton Carew, the southern extremity of our coast bound- 

 ary, Mr. Backhouse found the species. The only inland record 

 I have is that Mr. Henderson took one at Jesmond, which might 

 only be a stray specimen from the coast. 



10. C. Elpenor (Linn.) Elephant Hawk-Moth. 



Choerocampa Elpenor, Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 96. 



,, ,, N'ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 10. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. ii., p. 59. 



Deilephila ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 295. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. ii., pi. xxv., fig. 3 ; O.AYils., pl.vii., fig. 2. 



This species is an exceedingly rare visitor to our district, and 

 I am not able to add anything to what is given in Wailes' Cata- 

 logue. "Hitherto rarely met with. A single specimen taken 

 near ]S"ewcastle several years ago. Once at Twizell. P. J. Selby, 

 Esq." Trans. T. N. F. C, vol. iii., p. 231. The distribution of 

 this insect is rather peculiar. Common in the South of England, 

 it occurs at many places in Cheshire, Lancashire, and Yorkshire. 

 It is found in the West of Scotland, and also on the East Coast 

 towards Aberdeen. Why our counties do not produce it regu- 

 larly is not easy to explain. The food plants fEpilohium^ etc. J 

 abound, and perhaps it may occur again some day. 



