392 THE INSECTS OF ALDEENEY. 



Vanessa urtiese, L. Saw one specimen on June 30th, 1873. Two seen by 



Eev. F. A. Walker in 1897. Several observed in 1899. 

 *V. io, L. A fine specimen was seen by Mr. E. D. Marquand on August 



18th at Platte Saline, and Captain Hasted informed him that he had on 



two previous occasions seen this species in Alderney. 

 V. atalanta, L. Captured specimens in 1873 and 1892. Five or six seen in 



1897 by Eev. F. A. Walker. Common in August, 1899. 

 V. cardui, L. Extremely abundant, especially on thistle flowers, August, 



1892. Not common in 1899. About ten specimens seen during the 



summer. 



SATYRID^]. 



Pararg'e megrsera, L. Two specimens captured in 1873, one of these has a 



beautiful bi-pupilled eye spot. Common in 1899. 

 *SatyPUS semele, L. Local but not uncommon on cliffs near Essex Castle, 



and also on the lower part of Butes Hill. Two taken on June 17th are 



good varieties. 

 Epinephele ianira, L. Extremely abundant. 

 LYCCENID^. 



Lyesena iearus, Sott. Abundant. 



*L. astrarche, Bgstr. Common on the cliffs. 



Polyommatus phlseas, L. Several taken in 1873. Three specimens seen 

 in 1899, one in May, one on July 13th and one August 10th. 



HETEROCERA. 



SPHINGID^]. 



Acherontia atropos, L. Common in some seasons. Mr. Marquand sent 



me a full fed larva on June 15th, 1899. 

 Sphinx eonvolvuli, L. Eeceived a specimen of the perfect insect in 1868, 



also a larva in 1875, which was described by Mr. Edward Newman in the 



Entomologist for November 1875. 



Chseroeampa porcellus, L. Mentioned by Eev. F. A. Walker {Entomo- 

 logist, May 1888) as being captured in Alderney on June 9th, 1860. 



Deilephila euphorbise, L. One solitary wing of this species was picked 

 up on a eommon by Eev. F. A. Walker, July 9th, 1860 {Entomologist, 

 May, 1888). 



MaCPOgloSSa Stellatarum, L. Two specimens captured, June, 1873. 

 Taken in 1897 by Eev. F. A. Walker. Abundant in 1899. 



SESIID^E. 



*Sesia iehneumoniformis, Fb. One specimen taken by Mr. E. D. 



Marquand, 1899. 

 *S. museiformis, View. Not uncommon on the coast. 

 ZYG^NID^. 



Zygsena trifolii, Esp. Local, but seen in many localities, both in the 

 higher and lower parts of the island. 



BOMBYCES. 



LITHOSIID^. 



*LithOSia lurideola, Zinck. Several taken in 1899. E. D. M. 

 EUCHELIID^. 



Euchelia jaeobsese, £. Abundant. 



*Callimorpha Hera, L. Several specimens seen by Mr. E. D. Marquand, 

 1899. 



