The “Deilephila Daucus,” allied to “Lineata,” a North American species, is said to occur in Teneriffe, but the author has not seen a specimen. If such a species is really found in the island, it is more probably D. Livornica, which is common in South Europe and throughout Africa, and is found in Madeira. Either of the above species may be distinguished from D. Tithymali by the white lines on the wings, but D. Livornica has only four longitudinal white stripes on the thorax, whereas D. Daucus has six. D. Livornica is a rarity in England, but is found throughout all the warmer parts of the Old World.
About This Book
The author provides a practical natural-history guide to the butterflies and moths of Teneriffe, opening with an accessible introduction to lepidopteran morphology, life stages, and collecting techniques for novices. The main body catalogues and illustrates the island's species—describing some twenty-nine butterfly taxa and roughly forty moths observed by the author—plus additional lists and life-history observations based on personal rearing and field notes. Plates from the author's drawings accompany species accounts, and appendices compare fauna across the Canary Islands and supply collecting advice and references.