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26. Callimorpha Hera (Jersey Tiger), G. and S. This 

 splendid moth is very abundant, especially in Sark. I have 

 always found them more plentiful near the coast, where 

 they are fond of settling on the sides of the cliffs, and 

 concealing themselves under projecting pieces of rock. They 

 fly in the morning in the sunshine, and also at dusk. They 

 have often flown to the light of my lantern, but I have only 

 taken them twice at sugar. 



The Yellow variety (Lutescens) is much commoner in Sark 

 than in Guernsey. I have never observed Hera on the wing 

 before the middle of J uly. They are in full force during the 

 first week or two in August, and continue to the end of the 

 month. 



The eggs are hatched in about 12 days after they are laid. 

 I have reared them from the egg, feeding them on lettuce and 

 groundsel. I once took several full-grown larvae on (Lamium 

 album) dead nettle ; and on another occasion I found one feed- 

 ing on white thorn at night. In 1875 I bred a splendid variety 

 in which the yellow stripes on the upper wings were nearly 

 obliterated ; I sent it to the late Edward Newman, who figured 

 and described it in the Entomologist for February, 1876. An- 

 other specimen in my collection from the same batch of larvse, 

 has the same variations, but not to so great an extent. 



27. Nemeophila Kussula (The Clouded Buff), G. Com- 

 mon amongst the furze and fern on the cliffs in June. 



28. Arctia Caja (Great Tiger), G. and A. Not common. 



29. A. Villica (Cream spot Tiger), G., A. andS. Common. 



30. Spilosoma Fuliginosa (Ruby Tiger), G. and A. Com- 

 mon. 



31. S. Lubricipeda (Buff Ermine), G., A. and S. Abun- 

 dant. 



32. S. Menthastri (White Ermine), G. and A, Common. 



33. 'Hepialus Humuli (The Ghost swift), G. Taken by 

 the Rev. F. E. Lowe. 



34. H. Sylvanus (Wood Swift), G» Not uncommon. 



