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Taylor of Hezleden Vicarage, tells me it comes rather freely 

 into tlie vicarage gardens, which stand on the north-east bank 

 of the Dene. In the Dene itself the Swallow-tail flies very 

 swiftly along the paths and open places, and is very difficult to 

 capture, except as it flies towards you. I have also taken the 

 species freely by hedge-sides at Dinsdale Wood near Darlington. 

 I have uo doubt it occurs in all the woods and denes in Durham. 



E^^^OMID^, Gn. 

 EPIONE, Dup. 



2. Epione vespertaria, (Linn.). Dark-bordered Beauty. 



Epione vespertaria. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 8. 

 ,, „ Kewm. Brit. Moths, p. 51. 



Euclaena parallelaria. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 282. 



Larva. Buck., vol. vii., pi. cvi., fig. 2. 



For many years the only known British habitat of this pretty 

 Moth was that at Sandown near York. It was recorded from 

 Learmouth Bog, near Cornhill-on-Tweed, on 30th July, 1863, 

 by Mr. Lamb, who had captured two specimens there. ISo 

 more was heard of it for twenty-seven years until Mr. Bolam 

 '* took a rather worn female specimen of this Moth at Newham 

 Bog on 29th August, 1890. It had probably been disturbed 

 from some Sallow bushes as we pushed through them." Mr. 

 Bolam adds, '* the re-appearance of this species after a lapse of 

 so many years, and in a locality so far removed as JN'ewham is 

 from Learmouth, seems to suggest a considerable distribution of 

 this pretty Moth in our district ; but it is curious that it should 

 have been so long overlooked." (Trans. Ber. N^at. Club, 

 vol. XV., p. 299). The insect is evidently widely distributed 

 there, and occurs on both sides of the border. I have specimens 

 from Hawick on the Scotch side, where it appears to be not 

 uncommon. There is no difference between these and York 

 examples, except that the Scotch are slightly smaller. These 

 captures should encourage those who have the opportunity to 

 search carefully in suitable localities for this beautiful insect. 



