Original Articles. 



THE BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH WALES, 1876-80. 



By S. D. Baiestow, F.L.S. 



A SHORT time ago I took occasion, with the assistance of Mr. D. 

 Elias, Pentraeth, to complain, through the newspapers, of an apparent 

 scarcity of entomologists or Natural History societies in the counties 

 bordering the coast line of North Wales. I received numerous com- 

 munications upon the subject, but there was lacking an authoritative 

 and proficient naturalist to take the initiative, or, if such did exist, 

 he did not seem willing to apply himself to the task before him. 



From my own brief personal observations, whilst occasionally 

 passing through the country (I visit Wales about thirty days out of 

 the year), I venture to opine that this district is rich in botanical 

 results, and food-plant must be, and undoubtedly is, productive of 

 treasure to the entomologist who is willing to search for it. My 

 desire, in giving the following list — small as it seems — is to give a 

 stimulus to the exertions of would-be lepidopterists, who I sincerely 

 hope will join hand-in-hand mth others in forming societies of their 

 own, for the sake of mutually benefiting each other, and in furtherance 

 of that good old cause — the love of nature. 



I hope this List of Butterflies will call forth some response. Many 

 more species, I fancy, could be added, as well as new localities. 



Argynnis PapJiia. Bettws-y-coed and Festiniog vale ; very occasional. 

 A, Aglaia. On the mountain bogs at Penrhyn Dudriath, Newman 



gives as a locality " the sea coast near Beaumaris, on a bank close 



to the Menai." 



A, Adippe. One specimen from the Park Lake Bog ; Llanrwst. 



A, Euphrosyne and A. Selene. These both occur at Penrhyn Dudriath, 



the latter very commonly. 

 Melitm Artemis. One very fine specimen from Penrhyn D. 

 Vanessa urtica. Abundant. 

 V. polychloros. One from Colwyn. 



V, Antiopa. Bay woods. Taken at Pensarn, Abergele. August 28th", 

 1872, by Mr. R. A. Barker. The specimen has strikingly the 

 English characteristic — the white border : S. J. Capper. About 

 half-way up Penmaenmaur, Sept. 2nd : Field. On the high road 

 between Colwyn and Conway, Aug. 27th : W. R. Callender. 



V. lo. Swarms in a field adjoining a fir wood near Penrhyn D. 

 Common on the Penmaen mountains. 

 N. S., Vol. v.— June, 1880, 



