THE BUTTERFLIES OF GUERNSEY AND SARK. 



A Paper read by Mr. W. A. Luff, December 12th, 1882. 



This is the first occasion upon which this branch of Science 

 has been brought under the notice of the members of the 

 Society, and I shall be pleased if our proceedings this evening 

 prove the means of awakening an increased interest in the sub- 

 ject, and enlist some new workers in the most interesting 

 study. 



Entomology, the science which treats of insects, is a fasci- 

 nating pursuit, which will give additional interest to country 

 walks, and afford profitable occupation for leisure hours at 

 home ; for the creatures must be captured, and often afford an 

 exciting chase over cliff and field ; they must be examined, set 

 up and arranged, or at least a record kept of their species, time 

 and locality of capture, and facts as to their habits and 

 economy associated with them. 



The number of insects inhabiting Guernsey is so large, 

 compared with its extent, that there is an immense amount of 

 work to be done in obtaining specimens of those already re- 

 corded as occurring here; and while doing this, a diligent 

 collector is nearly certain to identify species not yet regarded 

 as natives of the island, and may even discover varieties, if not 

 species, new to Science. 



