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hundred, [some of them almost peculiar to the 

 locality. Here it was that the new burnet, Zy- 

 gana Meliloti, about whicli so much discussion has 

 arisen, was first discovered ; and here we seek too, 

 for two of the finest of the Lithosias— Quadra and 



Fig. I2g. Valezina variety of female Paphia. 



Fig. 130. Black-veined White ( iporia. crata-gi 



Fig. 131. Chequered Skipper {Hesperia puniscus). 



Fig. 132. Male of Woodwhite (Leucophatia sinapis). 



Cribrum. I was not aware that the former came 

 to "sugar," till one night rewarded with a pair of 

 fine males. It is a rather extraordinary fact, that 

 the majority of those bred turn out females. The 

 rare little Acidalia emutaria is another Eorest in- 

 sect, not to be taken, however, without much trouble 

 and discomfort. It flies in the evening over bogs, 

 and to get it you must, as Mr. Tugwell, who is well 



up to this work, jocosely expresses it, "go bog-trot- 

 ting," not minding an occasional immersion in black 

 slushy mud. This is the home of those handsome 

 Catocalas, Sponsa and Promissa. In 1872, both 

 of these absolutely swarmed, and the late Mr 



Fig. 133. Male of Four-spotted Footman (lithosia quadra). 



Fig. 134. Female of Four-spotted Footman. 



Fig. 135. Speckled Footman (Ealepia cribrum). 



Fig. 136. True Lover's Knot (Agrntis porphyrea). 



Fig. 137. Rednecked Footman (Litliosia rubricollis). 



Fig. 138. Light Crimson Underwing (Catocata promissj). 



Davis, the discoverer of Phi/cis Davisellits, told me 

 there was little need of "sugaring" the trees, spe- 

 cimens coming in numbers to the old sugar-spots 



