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heavily on the tree; as I had not sugared so early last season I was 

 most anxious to capture it. It proved only to be an old friend of last 

 autumn, namely, G. exoleta. 



I continued to take these two flies until the 19th. of April. On the 

 1st. of March, with net: — II. capreolaria, (Dotted Border;) H. rupica- 

 praria, (Small November;) H. defoliaria, (The Umber;) and A. ascularia, 

 (March Moth,) on the 19th. On the 2nd. of April saw the first Gonepterix 

 Iihamni, (Brimstone Butterfly;) and had S. yothica, (Hebrew Character,) 

 out of chrysalis. On the third took with sugar T. munda, (Twin-spotted 

 Quaker;) T. atabilis, (Common Quaker;) T. instabilis, (Clouded Drab;) of 

 Munda I only took one pair. On the 5th. Gothica very numerous. I 

 continued to take these flies until the 22nd. 



On the lGth. captured the first P. cruda, (Small Quaker;) and on the 

 17th. a single specimen of P. meticulosa, (Angleshade.) On the 21st. 

 saw the first White Butterfly, and V. Io, (Peacock;) on the 22nd. Com- 

 mon Carpets, (M.fluctuata,) and G. illunaria. (Early Thorn.) On the 

 24th. H. siiffumata, (Water Carpet,) and M. fenugata, (Red-barred Twin- 

 spot.) 



May 10th. A. derivata, (Streamer;) on the 13th. I was at Stockton 

 Common, A. myrtilli, (Beautiful Broad-bordered Orange Underwing;) F. 

 atomaria, (Common Heath;) and Thecla rabi, (Green Hairstreak;) I obser- 

 ved also A. cardamines, (Orange-tip Butterfly,) for the first time. In the 

 evening took A. badiata, (Shoulder-stripe;) on the 20th. took caterpillars 

 of 0. patatoria, (Drinker Moth,) and A. caga, (Garden Tiger;) saw specimens 

 of II. eyeria, (Speckled Wood Butterfly,) worn out. On the 22nd. S. 

 libatrix, (Herald,) with sugar; and on the 24th. B. betularia, (Pepper,) 

 out of chrysalis. 



On the 2Gth. took larvse and chrysalides of M. artemis, (Greasy Frit- 

 illary,) very plentiful on Friesthorp Ings, near Market Rasen; most of 

 the former struck with the Ichneumon; also 31. Euphrosyne, (Pearl-bordered 

 Fritillary;) P. purpuralis, (Purple and Gold;) S. claihrqta, (Laticed Heath;) 

 P. rnarginata, (Clouded Border.) On the 27th. took Bapta punctata, S. 

 paniscus* (Spotted Skipper;) Lozogramma petraria, (Brown Silver-lines;) S. 

 mendica, (Muslin Moth.) On the following day many Libatrix at sugar. 

 June 2nd. T. striyularia, (Engrailed Moth;) S.fuliyinosa, (Ruby Tiger;) 

 S. lubricipeda, (Buff Ermine;) and three species of Long Horns. 4th. 0. 

 bidentata, (Scalloped Hazel;) T. crepuscidaria , (Engrailed;) very common, 

 sticking to the stems of the Scotch Fir. M. lituraria, (Tawny-barred 

 Angle;) P. plumbaria, (Belle Moth;) F. piniaria, (Bordered White;) G. 

 simulata, (Bride's Carpet;) T. dubitata, A. remutata, (False Riband Wave;) 

 E. pendidaria, (Birch Mocha.) 7th. O. pudibunda, (Pale Tussock,) out 

 * Yes— a new locality for it.— F. 0. Morris. 



