CATALOGUE OF MOTHS. 45 



11. C. Nerii (Linn.). Oleai^der Hawk-Moth. 



Choerocampa Nerii. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 95. 



,, ,, Newm. Erit. Moths, p. 10. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. ii., p. 62. 



,, „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 296. 



Mr. Gardner took a specimen of this exceedingly rare visitor 

 on the gate-post of his own timber-yard at Hartlepool on the 

 morning of 23rd July, 1885. The larva has never been found 

 in this country. 



MACROGLOSSA, Scop, et Och. 



12. Macroglossa Stellatarum (Linn.). Humming-Biiid 



Hawk-Moth. 

 Macroglossa Stellatarum. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 98. 

 ,, ,, Wewm. Brit. Moths, p. 11. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep.Brit. Is., vol.ii.,p.66. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 294. 



Laeva. Buck.,vol.ii.,pl.xxvi.,fig. 2; 0.'Wils.,pl.viii.,fig.4. 



This species flies freely to flowers in the day-time, and has 

 occurred in most parts of the district. Mr. Wailes says, ''far 

 from rare, especially about the seaside, Tynemouth, Cullercoats, 

 etc. Darlington, William Backhouse, Esq. ; Twizell, P. J. Selby, 

 Esq. ; Ornsby's Durham List." The other records I have are — 

 "Generally plentiful on the coast." W. Maling. ''On the 

 ballast heaps at South Shields." C. Eales. " Two full-grown 

 larvae at Dunston on Hedge-Bedstraw. Larvae also at Blyth 

 Links and at South Shields. Imago at Axwell, Dunston, and 

 South Shields." T. H. Hedworth. Mr. Bold recorded it as 

 "rather common" in 1868, but gave no special locality. E. M. 

 M.,ii„l72. "Axwell." G. Nowell. "Jesmond." M.Hender- 

 son. " One over flowers in garden at Barnard Castle, 1874." 

 F. A. Lees. " Seaton Carew." John Sang. At Hartlepool it 

 is occasionally abundant, and we sometimes find the larvae very 

 numerous. There is considerable diversity of opinion about the 

 life-history of this species, but from my own experience I can 



