52 J. W. ELLIS: LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE SPHINGES. 



CHAEROCAMPA, Dup. 



Chaerocampa celerio, L. This species has frequently been recorded 

 from localities in Lancashire, but only once from Cheshire. 



Lane. — Bolton, three specimens (W.J.); ditto, October 1873 

 (J.B.H., Ent., vi, 564); Lytham in October 1870 (W. Gregson, 

 Ent, v, 204) ; near Manchester, at Preston, and at Grange 

 (J.B.H.) ; two larvae near Newton Heath about 1846 (R. S. 

 Edleston, Zool., iv, 1346) ; Oldham, September 1880 (J. Taylor, 

 Ent., xiii, 279); Southport in July 1871 (E. Bell, Ent, v, 411) 

 and in September 1873 (H. Burton, Ent, vi, 564) ; Staleybridge 

 (J.C.); Crosby, September 1885 (G. A. Harker). 



Ches.— Alderley Edge in May 1878 (W. W. Key worth, Ent, 

 xi, 160). 



Chaerocampa elpenor, L. Generally distributed throughout Cheshire 

 and South- West Lancashire, but seems to become less frequent 

 as we go north. 



Lane. — Recorded from Manchester, where it occurred in 1850 

 at rhododendron flowers (E. C. Buxton, Zool., viii, 2882) ; 

 Chofley in 1853 (lb., Zool., xi, 4037). 



Ches. — ' Kenyon, Rixton, Knutsford, Lymm, High Leigh, 

 and Withington' (J.C.) ; Wirral (J.F.B.) : Delamere and East 

 Cheshire (A.O.W.); larvse on Bidston Marsh (W.G.) ; Brom- 

 borough and West Kirby (F. N. Pierce) ; Wallasey (N.C.). 

 Chaerocampa porcellus, L. More frequent in its occurrence than 

 the preceding, especially along the coast line of both counties. 



Lane.— Crosby Sandhills (G. Harker, F.N.P.) ; Lytham, 

 where it used to be common (J.B.H.) ; near Manchester, at 

 rhododendron flowers, in 1850 (E. C. Buxton, Zool., viii, 

 2882) ; Patricroft and Dunham Park (J.C). 



Ches. — Delamere Forest and East Cheshire (A.O.W.) ; Wal- 

 lasey Sandhills, where it is usually collected by the attraction of 

 a bunch of the flowers of the yellow iris (N.C., W.G., J.C.M.) ; 

 West Kirby (F.N.P.). 



SMERINTHUS, Latr. 



Smerinthus populi, L. Common throughout the whole of both 

 counties. 



Smerinthus ocellatus, L. Common throughout the whole of both 

 counties. 



MACROGLOSSA, Ochs. 

 Macroglossa stellatarum, L. This species, so frequently mistaken 

 for the humming-bird by those who have seen the latter in statu 



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