1432 Insects. 



List of Papiolionidce and Sphingidce occurring at Wansbeck, near Hamburgh. 



Papilio Podalirius. In May, frequenting gardens and open fields, but is rare, shy 

 and very difficult to capture. 



P. Machaon. In May, some years abundant, about ditches, on walls, and in dried 

 fields. 



Pontia Cratcegi. At Midsummer. About three years since this butterfly was very 

 abundant in this neighbourhood, flying about lanes, fields, and ditches ; it appeared 

 particularly fond of the alder-tree, and was very easy to capture : since that time two 

 specimens only have occurred. 



P. Brassicee, P. Rapce, P. Napi. All of them too common. 



P. Daplidice. Tn April and May, and agaiu in August, common in dry fields, 

 flies very fast. 



P. Cardamines. In April and May, in meadows by hundreds. 



P. Sinapis. In May and June, frequenting moist places, in woods, rather 

 rare. 



Colias Edusa. In August and September, frequenting fields of clover saved for 

 seed. 



C. Hi/ale. In July and August, frequenting the same localities as the last, but is 

 abundant ; it flies very rapidly. 



Rhodocera Rhamni. Common throughout the year. 



Melitcea Artemis. In May and June, frequenting meadows near woods, not 

 uncommon. 



M. Delia. In June and July ; same localities, and equally common. 



M. Cinxia. In June and July, in woods and meadows, scarce. 



M. Athalia. From May to July, frequenting open places, in woods and meadows, 

 in the vicinity of woods, not uncommon ; this is a very variable species. 



M. Dictynna. In June and July, in the same localities as the preceding, but less 

 common. 



M. Maturna. In June and July, in woods and neighbouring meadows, scarce. 



M. Lucina. In June and July, open places in woods, not common. 



Argynnis Euphrosyne. In May and again in August, or the latter end of July ; 

 common everywhere ; a variable species. 



A Selene. In May and June, and again in August, abundant everywhere : last 

 spring I captured a remarkable and beautiful variety, in which the black spots were 

 united into bands or stripes. 



A. Tomyris. A single specimen of this insect was brought me in July : I am not 

 aware of the locality where it was captured. 



A. Thalia. Its time is June and July : I have seen but a single specimen cap- 

 tured in the immediate neighbourhood. 



A. Aglaia. In June, July, and August, common. 



A. Daphne. I once captured this splendid butterfly in a lane in the Saxon forest 

 flying about an oak-tree. 



A. Dia. In May and again in July and August, in the open parts of woods, not 

 uncommon. 



A. Ino. During the whole summer, in woods: two years ago it was very abun- 

 dant, but is now rather less so. 



A. Lathonia. Extremely common throughout the summer. 





