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Guernsey list ; most of them captured by Mr. E. D. 

 Marquand, who has worked hard both in Guernsey and Herm. 

 Lampides Boetica, (the Long-tailed Blue Butterfly) has again 

 appeared, and the Rev. F. E. Lowe reports the capture of 

 specimens in his garden from September 22nd to the end of 

 the month. They were not numerous, and most of them were 

 undersized. Mr. Baker who had planted its food plant Colutea 

 arborescens (the Bladder Senna) in his garden, kept a good 

 look out for the butterfly, and on July 19th was delighted to 

 see a specimen laying her eggs on the seed pods. Eggs were 

 also deposited on July 21st and 28th. On July 31st two 

 butterflies were observed. Eggs were again laid on August 

 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. On August 1 6th a larva was found 

 inside a seed pod, nearly full fed. Shortly afterwards Mr. 

 Baker gathered the pods and bred a number of the perfect 

 insects. On October 1st the last specimen emerged from the 

 chrysalis. These observations are most interesting and valu- 

 able. In Newman's British Butterflies it is stated that " The 

 last disclosed females of this species lay their eggs on the 

 twigs of the Bladder Senna (Colutea arlorescens). but, like 

 those of several, and perhaps all, the British species of this 

 family, they clo not hatch until the following summer, at which 

 season the young pocls of the Senna are sufficiently advanced 

 to serve as the food of the young caterpillar." 



Colias Ednsa (the Clouded Yellow) has been observed 

 on several occasions but they have not been numerous. In 

 Jersey I noticed numbers flying near St. Ouen's Bay on 

 October 12th. 



Sphinx Convolvuli (the Convolvulus Hawk Moth), has 

 been fairly plentiful. The first specimen was brought to me by 

 Mr. Derrick on September 2nd, and I received eight others 

 from September 3rd to 16th. I have not seen or heard of 

 a specimen of Acherontia atropos (Death's Head Moth) being 

 taken either in the larval or perfect state this season. 



Two specimens of Himera penriaria (the Feathered 

 Thorn Moth; have been taken at light, by the Rev. F. E. 

 Lowe. These are worth recording, as it is not a common 

 species with us. 



A species of Lithosia, wrongly named in the Transactions 

 for 1901 as Lithosia sericea, turns out to be the rare and local 

 Lithosia caniola. Mr. Baker bred the moth from larvae 

 collected on the cliffs near the Gouffre. 



The pretty little moth, Gelechia Hermanella, is an addition 

 to the list of Micro-Lepidoptera. It was captured by Mr. E. 

 D. Marquand during August at L'Ancresse. 



