196 REPORTS. 



I worked very hard for pupae of one of our Guernsey 

 specialities, Dianthcecia luteayo, var. loioei. I only obtained 

 three in all. These emerged successfully June 26th, 27th 

 aud 29th. The last, a fine female, has none of the yellow-tone 

 of " lowei" but seems to be a veritable var. Baretti, the Irish 

 form. 



In early July by lifting- the broom and heather where it 

 grows like a mat on the rocks, larvae of Selidosema ericetaria 

 and Lithosia caniola were to be had not infrequently. I bred 

 a few of each. I also bred a long series of the rather local 

 moth Daaychira fascelina. But it was a great disappointment 

 not to find one of the beautiful larvae of Lasiocampa trifolii. 

 For many years I have not seen a single larva of this species. 

 In the " eighties " I used to find it abundant. I fear it has 

 become almost extinct. Two MUtochrista miniata were beaten 

 out of the hedges at La Grande Mare. This pretty thing is 

 of rare occurrence here. I also obtained a good series of 

 Coremia iinidcntaria, important, as up to the present its only 

 Guernsey record has been an odd specimen which came to 

 light in my study some years ago. 



At the same time and place Cubera examthemaria was 

 common among sallows, another insect which had hitherto 

 been on our list also only on my authority, but based on 

 testimony now a quarter of a century old. 



While on the subject of captures of local interest I will 

 mention here Craniophor.a Kgustri, which has only been taken 

 once before. On August 20th, Scotosia dubit'ata obligingly 

 flew into the house and was caught. The late Mr. Luff says 

 in his catalogue of our " Macros " — " have seen two 

 specimens." Whether he means he had seen two which he 

 was not able to box, or whether, as I think is more likely, 

 some person showed him two specimens, and he doubted their 

 local origin, must remain uncertain. 



I was also very pleased to have brought to me for 

 identification a nearly full-grown larva of Eumorpha elpenor, 

 the " Elephant Hawk," for this has never been noted before 

 in Guernsey in any stage of its transformations. It was 

 taken on the ground by Mr. William Rougier, when working 

 in the well-known- " Caledonian Nursery." This with one 

 Noctua subsequa, and Hyponomeuta plumbeUus, completes the 

 list of new species added this year to our list of Guernsey 

 Lepidoptera. 



To me the most interesting capture as finding a place in 

 my cabinet was oddly enough a specimen of the common 

 " Large White," Pieris brassicce. This is a notable aberration, 



