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in Baron Wood. The Little Blue, (Polyommatus alsus,) on the 5th. of 

 June, as well as Strenia clathraria, on the Cowran Hills. Dianthecice 

 conspersa flies on the loth, of June, around the flowers of Lychnis flos- 

 cuculi, taken in the evening with the net. Xylophasia scolopacina, Euperia 

 fulvayo, as well as Nodua depuncta, can be taken at sugar; the first two 

 can be beaten out of the oak by day, and much better specimens obtained. 



A good rag-wort field should never be overlooked in August, as many 

 insects are taken with the lamp in the evening from the rag- wort; Spoelotis 

 pyrophila is taken in this way along our Cumberland coasts. 



Melanippe hast aria is taken flying at the heat of noon; Cleora Glabraria 

 must be beaten from the oak, about the 24th. of July. Lithosia mesomella, 

 Procris globidarice, Platypterix falcula, Acidalia luiearia, Coremia pectinitaria, 

 are taken about the latter end of June on Orton moss. 



The lamps about the outskirts of towns should be examined in April, 

 as well as most carefully at the latter end of the year; it is in this way 

 that. you will obtain Cerura vinula in April, and Petasia cassinea, (Sprawler,) 

 and Poecilocampa populi in October. 



Many good moths are obtained by digging for the pupse; in this way we 

 take here Biston prodromaria, Taniocampa populeti, Segetia xanthographa, 

 etc. 



A Locust was caught last month on the Sheep Mount; another was 

 taken behind a house in Spencer Street, Carlisle. 



LIST OP LEPIDOPTERA OCCURRING IN THE COUNTY 



OP SUFFOLK. 



BY THE REV. JOSEPH GREENE, M.A., ASSISTED BY THE REV. H. HARPUR CREWE, M.A., 



AND C. R. BREE, ESQ. 



[The portion of these papers contributed by Mr. Crewe and Mr. Bree, are signed with the 

 initials C and B respectively, N.B. at the head of a paragraph signifies that the remarks 

 are made after those of Mr. Greene.] 



The following list of Lepidoptera, observed by me in the county of Suf- 

 folk, during my residence there of two years, is drawn up, with a two-fold 

 object in view, first, in the hope that others may be induced to compile 

 similar records of the insects observed in their respective counties; and 

 secondly, under the impression that the occasional remarks as to the habits, 

 localities, etc., of some of the species, might prove serviceable to those of 

 your readers who may be only entering upon the Entomological campaign. 

 My own field of observation was somewhat limited, being confined to 

 Brandeston and Play ford, two small villages, respectively distant from Ipswich 

 twelve and five miles. Under these circumstances I should not have pre- 

 sumed to call this list "A List of the Lepidoptera occurring in the county 



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