records for death's-head hawk moth, 1930

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Records for Death's-Head Hawk Moth, 1930 Author(s): Gyritha C. Scott Source: The Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol. 3, No. 7 (Jan., 1931), p. 156 Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25531882 . Accessed: 14/06/2014 18:08 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd. is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Irish Naturalists' Journal. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 91.229.229.210 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:08:22 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions

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Records for Death's-Head Hawk Moth, 1930Author(s): Gyritha C. ScottSource: The Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol. 3, No. 7 (Jan., 1931), p. 156Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25531882 .

Accessed: 14/06/2014 18:08

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1/56 The Tiusit Nati'iulist*' Journal. [Vol. TIT.

RECORDS FOR DEATH'S "-I1KAD HAWK MOTH, 1930:

On the 16th September, 1930, T was brought a beautiful specimen of a male Death's-Head Hawk Moth (Acfirrontia atro-pos), which had been found in Alma Road, Monkstown.

Monkstown, Co. Dublin. GYRITHA C. SCOTT.

[Two other Irish specimens have been reported to the National

Museum, Dublin. One taken at Grange Con, Co. Wicklow, on 11th Sept ember, was put into a box by Mrs. Fen ton., but escaped in the evening and flew into the fire where it was destroyed. The other reached the Museum in almost perfect condition, although it had been alive in a glass jam jar,

with only a lump of sugar and a piece of cabbage, for a week. It had been shown to all and sundry during that period and made to squeak by being prodded with a pencil. It was found in a garden near a bee-hive, at Adare, Co. Limerick, on 25th September, by1 Dr. Costelln.?Ed.]

FURTHER IRISH RECORDS FOR CONVOLVULUS HAWK MOTH, 1930.

The note by Mr. W. M. Crawford in tbe November issue of I.N.J, re

cording captures of Sphinx convolvuliT in Belfast, is of particular interest.

During the last week of September a specimen of this moth was given me for identification. This was taken in one of the carnation houses in Messrs.

Dickson's nurseries at Newtownards, and on, inquiry I found that a second

specimen had been captured in the same house. Both these specimens are now in my possession, but unfortunately they have got somewhat damaged through fluttering in captivity. Both are males. No plants other than car nations were included in the house in. which the specimens were found, and there was no apparent 'evidence of these having been eaten by caterpillars. It appears more likely that the moths entered the house after emergence than that they emanated from larva? which fed and pupated in the house. I am unaware of any record of the carnation being a food plant of Convolvulus

Hawk Moth caterpillars. Is it not likely that the moths were attracted to the house by the flowers,

and possibly the scent, of tine carnations ? The observation by Mrs. Lucas in the same number of the I.N.J, gives support- to this possibility.

Ministry of Agriculture, Belfast. J. G. RHYNEHART.

I took a very perfect Convolvulus Hawk Moth on a post at the Fitz^ william Tennis Club, Wilton Place, Dublin, on 27th August last.

The Rectory. Athv, (REV.) K. M. DUNLOP. Co. Kildare.

I was brought a female Convolvulus Hawk Moth on 31st August, which

had", been'found in a garden at Ranelagh, Dublin.

Dublin. J. H. POLLOCK.

, A large moth, which Mr. Stelfox of the National Museum has

identified as ? female Convolvulus Hawk Moth, was caught hanging to the

clothes line in our garden on 31st August last.

Dublin. RICHARD SPILLAR.

On 1st September last I was given a living Convolvulus Hawk Moth

which had been caught near here.

The Tansey, Baily, D. R. PACK-BERESFORD.

Co,: Dublin. '

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On. 1st September last we found a perfect living specimen of .a female

Convolvulus Hawk Moth in our garden here. ....

" Hazlebrook," Kimmage Road, P. &&L LOW.

Terenure. Dublin.

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