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tured on our cliffs by Mrs. Boley ; this is the first record of its 

 capture in Guernsey, although it is to be found in abundance 

 in Sark, Herm and Jethou. 



The Rev. F. E. Lowe records the occurrence of that beau- 

 tiful and rare species Papilio Polalirius (the scarce Swallow- 

 tail) in his garden. He was so close to it that he was able to 

 identify it without the shadow of a doubt. 



Colias Edusa (the Clouded Yellow) has been fairly com- 

 mon this autumn, although not so abundant as it was last 

 year. 



Mrs. Boley has taken several of Colias Hyale (the Pale 

 Clouded Yellow), one of them being a fine variety, almost pure 

 white. 



Pyrantels Atalanta (the Red Admiral) has been abun- 

 dant, but scarcely any specimens of the Pyrameis Cardui 

 (the Painted Lady) have been seen ; this is remarkable as they 

 were extremely abundant last year. 



Amongst the moths several additions to our local list 

 have been made. 



Caradrina Superstes, one of the nocture, has been taken 

 .abundantly at sugar near the coast by Mr. A. J. Hodges, an 

 enthusiastic and well-known English collector, to whom belongs 

 the credit of taking the only British specimen recorded, in the 

 Isle of Wight. A good coloured figure of this species is given 

 in the Entomologist's Record for February, 1893. 



Agrotis Obelisca, A. tritici, A. lunigera, and Caradrina 

 Blanda, all new to the list, were also taken at sugar near 

 Bordeaux Harbour, during August. 



One specimen of Acroncyta Ligustri was taken on 

 June 10th, and I found another in my breeding cage, the 

 larva of which was taken on privet. On October 21st I took 

 Eubolia Cervinaria flying to the light of a shop window in 

 Fountain Street at 10 o'clock in the evening ; this is also an 

 addition. A boy brought me a specimen of that extremely 

 rare and handsome moth Catocala Fraxini (the Clifden 

 Nonpareil) on October 3rd ; he had picked it up at the Ruettes 

 Brayes. It was much worn, but very interesting, as the second 

 one captured in Guernsey. 



Acherontia Atropos (the Death's Head Hawk Moth) has 

 been very common both in the larva and perfect state ; but 

 Sphinx Convolvuli (the Convolvulus Hawk Moth) has been 

 much scarcer than in previous years. 



In the order Neuroptera nine additions have to be 

 recorded, the most important being Micropterna Sequax, 

 which was captured by Mr. E. D. Marquand in 1888. I took 



