1912.] 



REPORTS. 



357 



Entomological Secretary's Report of 1913. 



On January 23rd I received a visit from Mr. G. Baker, 

 of 28, Victoria Road, who brought two specimens of the rare 

 and beautiful "hawk moth " Chosrocampa celeris. 



1. Taken in Mr. Chiett's bakehouse in the Bordage 

 two or three years ago, a singularly beautiful specimen, 

 probably a female. 



2. Another, not in such good condition, taken by 

 Mr. Paul De La Mare more than 20 years ago and 

 preserved in a case of mixed insects. 



So far as I know there have been records of only three 

 other specimens of this the "Silver-striped Hawk" for 

 Guernsey. Two are in our museum and were bred by Mrs. 

 Boley from larva? found on the vine ; and one other is in my 

 possession and was brought to me in a match-box by a friend 

 who had caught it at flowers of the tobacco plant, in 

 Rocquettes Lane, September, 1898. 



Another important capture of a Hawk moth this season 

 constitutes a new record. On May 18th as I was walking 

 — revealing my " trade " by carrying a butterfly net — Mons. 

 Robert De La Morinerie, of Bailiff's Cross, kindly introduced 

 himself to me, as one interested in Entomology, and invited 

 me to view a moth he had. It was still on the setting-board 

 and proved to be Deilepkila livornica. 



It had been taken May 9th within a quarter of a mile of 

 his house by Mons. R. Metman. This species, like the last, is 

 not truly at home so far north — south Europe is its natural 

 habitat. But it is a great migrant, and being a very strong 

 flier occasional specimens are taken in north-central Europe. 

 An unusual number have been recorded in England this year. 

 It is, however, new to our list. 



It will interest our Society to hear that the larva of 

 Aeronycta aceris, found by the Rev. C. B. Lucas last August 

 crawling on a railing near St. Stephen's Church, produced a 

 very fine moth in June of this year. It will be remembered 

 that this too is an addition to our Guernsey list. 



It may also be worthy of mention that on March 14th I 

 took a fresh specimen of Ilybernia Marginaria (progemmaria) 

 from the lintel of a door at Les Varendes, Rohais. This, 

 though a very common moth in England, has so far been taken 

 only three times in Guernsey, and by a strange chance each 

 time by myself. 



Contrary to the promise of the hot spring, 1912 has not 

 proved to be a " Clouded-yellow " year. But Colias edusa was 



