1916. Bonaparte-Wyse — Lepidoptera from Killarney. 73 
LEPIDOPTERA FROM KILLARNEY. 
BY L. H. BONAPARTE-WYSE. 
The following notes on some of the more interesting butterflies 
and moths seen or taken by me while on a visit to Killarney 
during part of the summer of 1913 and part of 1915 may perhaps 
be worth recording. 
RHOPALOCERA. 
Leucophasia sinapis L. — I took a specimen much worn of the Wood White 
in Muckross demesne on June 7th, 1915. 
Qonepteryx rhamni L. — One male in Muckross demesne, on June 6th, 1915. 
I noticed one or two examples a few days previously whilst sketching in 
the demesne. 
Callophrys rubi L. — A few captured on the road near Lough Guitane on 
May 30th, 1915. I subsequently met with the Green Hairstreak on the 
boggy ground adjoining the long stretch of water known as the Long 
Range. 
Cyaniris argiolus L. — One or two seen flying round holly in Muckross 
demesne early in June. 
Vanessa io L. — The great abundance of this species, both in 1913 and 1915, 
in the larval state is worth mentioning. I noticed the first caterpillars 
early in June and continued to meet with fresh colonies until the middle 
of July. 
Coenonympha typhon Rott. — This interesting butterfly occurred freely 
in the boggy ground adjoining the Long Range. 
HETEROCERA. 
I no statices L. — One specimen near Killarney in July, 1913, and one at 
Muckross on June 29th, 1915. 
Nudaria mundana L. — This species came freely to light in July, 1913. 
I also took a few specimens on tree trunks and old walls. Strange to 
say, I did not meet with it in 1915. 
Diacrisia sannio — I met with several examples, both male and female' 
of the Clouded Buff on the boggy ground adjoining the Long Range 
in June, 1915. 
Hepialus lupulinus L. — I took a specimen in good condition near Muckross, 
on May 29th, 1915, and saw two or three others. Though so common in 
England, it would seem to be extremely local in Ireland. 
Drepana lacertinaria L. — I netted a specimen at dusk in the garden of the 
Muckross Hotel on June 6th, 1915. 
Plusia bractea F. — A few specimens came to light in July, 1913. The 
window in which the lamp was placed overlooked a large kitchen-garden 
and a long stretch of grass land sloping down to the edge of Lough Leane, 
where the River Flesk empties itself into the lake. 
