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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[April 



Ccenonympha Davus. — Abundant on all moors where I have 

 collected. Specimens with large ocellated spots on upper surface are 

 rare ; but very light-coloured $ 's are sometimes met wdth. 



Ccenonympha Pamphilus. — Common almost everywhere. 



Thecla Rubi. — Scarce at Fyvie and Tarland. Mr. McAldowie 

 once captured it freely near Banchory. 



Polyommatus Phlaeas. — Abundant everywhere. I captured a 

 silver variety many years ago. 



Lycsena Agestis. — Taken by Mr. Tugwxll, near Inverurie 

 ("Ento.," 1886, p. 218). 



Lycaena Agestis, var. Artaxerxes. — Locally abundant ; Much- 

 alls has long been noted as a good locality. I have taken a few 

 almost identical with the Alpine var. Alio us, and also a few in which 

 the rusty spots approach the dimensions found in var. Canariensis 

 (Blachier) from TenerifF. I have also seen them with hardly a trace 

 of the white discoidal spots, and in others, the white spots have black 

 centres, especially the white spots on the under side of posterior wings. 



Lycsena Alexis. — Common everywhere, especially roadsides and 

 along the coast. Have taken $ 's almost as blue as the ^ , and once 

 saw a ? with the discoidal spots on upper surface of anterior wings 

 white, reminding one strongly of Artaxerxes. Mr. Milne, of Aberdeen, 

 has a 2 wath the discoidal spots of the anterior and posterior wings 

 surrounded with white ; it has also a couple of white dashes near the 

 tip. I understand it was taken near Banchory last year. I have 

 several times seen the form taken here about, but they are rather 

 scarce. 



Var. Icarinus rather scarce. The true var. Icarinus is very seldom 

 taken here. Our specimens have a tendency to have more than the 

 two eye-spots between the discoidal and base of wings wanting. 



Lycaena Alsus. — Not rare inland, and common along the coast. 



NOCTURNI. 



Smerinthus Ocellatus. — Once by Mr. Line, at Fyvie, (" Lep. 

 of Dee"). 



Smerinthus Populi. — Larvae common everywhere. 



Acherontia Atropos. — Scarce, but generally recorded every year. 

 I have seen a number of Aberdeenshire specimens, and have one in my 

 possession. The larvae have been found at Inverurie, among potatoes. 



