Month: August 1921

G. B. Mc Keown (Draperstown).–The so-called Sand-Hopper is the Green Grass-Hopper (Locusta sp.), quite common in Ireland. The butterflies are Small Copper (Polyommatus phloeas).

G. B. Mc Keown (Draperstown).–The moths sent are Large Yellow Underwings (Tryphaena pronuba). The cocoons are of the Emperor Moth (Saturna carpini). When space permits I will give some particulars of each.

G. B. Mc Keown (Draperstown).–Your Sycamore leaves have been examined by an expert botanist. His opinion is that they are of the Variegated Sycamore.  He says–“In the Variegated Sycamore there will of necessity occur branchlets in which the leaves will be difficult to distinguish from the leaves of the ordinary Sycamore. These leaves increase in frequency if the tree is growing under favourable conditions, when it will be likely to produce more chlorophyll (green colouring matter), and this the variegated characteristics will be to a certain extent lost”. Thank you for maps and further details of minerals; these have been duly forwarded.