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Sphinx Convolvuli. — Uncertain, but sometimes not rare. Mr. 

 Macintosh once told me that he captured eleven in one year at honey- 

 suckle flowers, near Fyvie. 



Deilephila Galii. — Several in Aberdeen and elsewhere. Mr. 

 Horne has one which was captured in 1888 — the great galii year,— 

 and I believe other two were taken in Aberdeen the same year, and 

 at least one larva was discovered on the sandhills in the autumn. 



Chaerocampa Celerio. — Once at Peterhead and Fyvie, and three 

 in Aberdeen. The last capture was taken in a mouse-trap only a few 

 years ago. 



Chaerocampa Porcellus.— Occurs on the coast near Aberdeen, 

 and has been taken at Inverurie by Mr. Tait. The larvae are not rare 

 on the sandhills. 



Chaerocampa Elpenor. — Bred from larvae found in Aberdeen by 

 Dr. Jasdowski. 



Macroglossa Stellatarum. — Always scarce, occasionally almost 

 everywhere. 



Macroglossa Bombyliformis. — Scarce. Old Aberdeen Links, 

 Scotston Moor, Monymusk, and Mr. Tait has one which he captured 

 in Tom's Forest, near Inverurie. 



Sesia Culiciformis. — Among birches near Castleton, Braemar 

 (Dr. White). Have seen traces of the larva in Logic Elphinstone 

 Woods (Reid.) 



Sesia Philanthiformis. — Along the coast south of Aberdeen. 

 The larvae may be found in rhizomes of Aviiievia mantima. This 

 insect is not known to occur elsewhere on the east coast of Britain 

 (Prof. Trail). Mr. Horne, of Aberdeen, has taken the larvae near 

 Muchalls. 



Sesia Bembeciformis. — This insect is said to have been taken 

 by the late Donald Macintosh near Fyvie, among sallows, in 1872. 



Cossus Ligniperda. — Scarce near Fyvie. 



Hepialus Rectus. — Locally abundant. 



Hepialus Lupulinus. — Near Aberdeen. 



Hepialus Sylvinus. — Near Muchalls, Banchory, Fyvie, Aber- 

 deen, &c. 



