List of Papiolionidæ and Sphingidæ occurring at WansbecK, near Hamburgh.
Papilio Podalirius. In May, frequenting gardens and open fields, but is rare, shy and very difficult to capture.
P. Machaon. In May, some years abundant, about ditches, on walls, and in dried fields.
Pontia Cratægi. At Midsummer. About three years since this butterfly was very abundant in this neighbourhood, flying about lanes, fields, and ditches; it appeared particularly fond of the alder-tree, and was very easy to capture : since that time two specimens only have occurred.
P. Brassicæ, P. Rapæ, P. Napi. All of them too common.
P. Daplidice. In April and May, and again in August, common in dry fields, flies very fast.
P. Cardamines. In April and May, in meadows by hundreds.
P. Sinapis. In May and June, frequenting moist places, in woods, rather rare.
Colias Edusa. In August and September, frequenting fields of clover saved for seed.
C. Hyale. In July and August, frequenting the same localities as the last, but is abundant ; it flies very rapidly.
Rhodocera flhamni. Common throughout the year.
Melitcea Artemis. In May and June, frequenting meadows near woods, not uncommon.
M. Delia. In June and July ; same localities, and equally common.
M. Cinxia. In June and July, in woods and meadows, scarce.
M. Athalia. From May to July, frequenting open places, in woods and meadows, in the vicinity of woods, not uncommon ; this is a very variable species.
M. Dictynna. In June and July, in the same localities as the preceding, but less common.
M. Matuma. In June and July, in woods and neighbouring meadows, scarce.
M. Lucina. In June and July, open places in woods, not common.
Argynnis Euphrosyne. In May and again in August, or the latter end of July ; common everywhere ; a variable species.
A Selene. In May and June, and again in August, abundant everywhere : last spring I captured a remarkable and beautiful variety, in which the black spots were united into bands or stripes.
A. Tomyris. A single specimen of this insect was brought me in July : I am not aware of the locality where it was captured.
A. Thalia. Its time is June and July : I have seen but a single specimen cap- tured in the immediate neighbourhood.
A. Aglaia. In June, July, and August, common.
A. Daphne. I once captured this splendid butterfly in a lane in the Saxon forest flying about an oak-tree.
A. Dia. In May and again in July and August, in the open parts of woods, not uncommon.
A. Ino. During the whole summer, in woods : two years ago it was very abun- dant, but is now rather less so.
A. Lathonia. Extremely common throughout the summer.
