December, 1926 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
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NOTES ON A FEW ENTOMOLOGICAL CAPTURES 
AT STRADBROKE ISLAND, EASTER, 1926. 
(By L. Franzen.) 
Stradbroke Island, during early spring, is a wonder- 
ful collecting ground for an enthusiastic entomologist, 
but during Easter or autumn, in general, the insect fauna 
is singularly poor. 
Being mostly interested in butterflies, the greater 
part of my time was occupied in observing or capturing 
the forty-five species which are listed herewith. The 
family, Nymphalidae, holds pride of place, with 13 
species; Hesperidae just one less (12); Lycaenidae are 
represented by ten species; Pieridae, 7; and Papilionidaa 
with the modest number of three. 
The only butterfly captured of any particular in- 
terest was six specimens, five males and one female, of 
Mesodina halyzia Hew. I know of only a single speci- 
men previously being taken in Queensland, viz., on 
Moretoir Island in September, 1908, and recorded by Mr. 
B. Illidge in the “ Queensland Naturalist,” Vol. I., No. 3. 
Moths I found but few, probably because I did not 
feel over-energetic in that line, and I only brought home 
three specimens, which I submitted to Dr. Turner for 
identification. They proved to be Ardiosteres more 
tonella W.L.K., a rather common species, but the speci- 
men taken was extra fine. Pingasa deteriorata (?) W.L.K. 
— first record of this insect in Queensland. The third 
moth belongs to the family Nyloryctidse, and proved to 
be new. When found by me this specimen had just 
emerged, and was resting on some leaves of a Cypress 
Pine, which, on examination, was found to be its food 
plant. 
I also took several cocoons of a small xyloryct, 
found on a species of Persoonia, which has since emerged, 
and proved to be Neodrepta luteotoctella, W.L.K. The 
breeding of this little moth from Persoonia sp. was very 
interesting to me, as I have previously obtained them 
on Banksia integrifolia. 
Neuroptera next called my attention, and the fol- 
lowing species were recorded: — Myrmelion, uniseriatus, 
Gerst, M. pictifrons, Gerst, Formicalion vafer, W.L.K.V., 
and Austrogymnoenemia pentagramma. 
