Death's Head Moth in Co. DerryAuthor(s): J. A. Sidney StendallSource: The Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol. 4, No. 11 (Sep., 1933), p. 220Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25532224 .

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220 Tub Irish Naturalists' Journal. [Vol. IV.

FREQUENCY OF CONVOLVULUS HAWK MOTH AND CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY.

Several reports of the appearance of the Convolvulus Hawk Moth

(Sphinx convolvuli) have been received. Do these portend another in vasion similar to that of 1931? Stephen M'Mahon, of Hook Tower Light house, Co. Wexford, sent in a specimen to the Dublin Museum (a female), taken at light at 3 a.m. on 29th August. A male was seen at Kingstown,

Co. Dublin, by Mrs. O'Loughlan, two in a garden at Ennishannon, Kings town, by Mr. J. S. Starkey, and another (a female), at Belgrave Square,

Monkstown, Co. Dublin, by Master J. N. Duggan.

Mr. Stelfox informs me that Clouded Yellows (Colias edusa,) are

reported all up the east coast and even" on the west side of the Wicklow mountains.

Marlborough Park, Belfast. W. M. CRAWFORD.

DEATH'S HEAD MOTH IN CO. DERRY.

The present year will rank as one of the best for some time for various

species of Sphingidae. Around about Belfast larvae of the Elephant Hawk Chaerocompa elpenor) have been particularly frequent, and Poplar Hawk (Smerinthus populi), has been recorded in some numbers. One

example of Death's Head (Acherontia alropos) larvae was found on potato leaves by Mr. John Gribbin, at Annaghorish, near Castledawson, Co. Derry, en 22nd August. Although fully grown and ready to pupate I was surprised to find on weighing the larva that it only turned the scale at slightly over half an ounce. The finder has presented the specimen to the Belfast

Municipal Museum.

Belfast. J. A. SIDNEY STENDALL.

SOUTHERN ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES.

The Dot moth (Mmuestra persicariae). I obtained one specimen of this moth here on 27th June last, at light, and since have received two specimens from Kilkenny. On 11th July I obtained over a dozen specimens, also at

light. The Alder moth (Acronycta alni). One specimen was obtained here by

me at light on 27th June.

Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpini). I took one specimen at light here on 22nd June.

I believe all these species are of interest to Irish collectors.

Athy Rectory, Co. Kildare. K. M. DUNLOP.

THE SPRINGTAIL FOLSOMIA FIMETABIA IN CO. DOWN.

On opening an earthen case containing a common cockchafer larva about

to pupate, sent to me from Dundonald, Co. Down, the cavity was found

to contain a hundred or so tiny white springtails, in company with the

grub. I forwarded specimens to Rev. Professor G. H. Carpenter, Univer

sity Museum, Manchester, who kindly named them as Folsomia fimetaria L., a widespread, sightless species which lives in hidden places, feeding on

minute fungoid growths. Womersley?" The Collembola of Ireland "

(Proc. R.I.A. XXXIX. B. 1930, 177) mentions four previous records-^Clone, Co. Wexford. 1929; Rathgar, Dublin, 1903 and 1912; Dundonald, Co. Down,

1913.

Belfast, J. A. SIDNEY STENDALL.

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