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tree trunks for these moths, whenever he has the opportunity ; and 

 also to use the net freely in wooded country, waste places, and 

 along hedgerows, before and at dusk. 



JUNE 



There is a marked increase in winged insect life during this 

 month. The early butterflies are disappearing, or perhaps have 

 quite left us ; but new species are taking their place. The 

 Sphinges now reach their maximum, as do also the Bonihyces ; and 

 the other groups are almost if not quite ixp to their highest total. 

 The Noctitce and Genmetrce each amount to over a hundred sjiecies. 

 No less than a hundred and lifty British Tortrices are on the wing ; 

 the TinecB make a near approach to three hundred, and the Pijra- 

 tides of the month are not far short of mimbering a hundred species. 

 It will thus be seen that the net and pill boxes, as well as the setting 

 boards, are in constant demand. 



Dull days may be well occupied in beating for moths, and in the 

 examination of fences and the bark of trees ; and on bright da\s, 

 as soon as the butterflies have settled down to rest, the same work 

 may be carried on till dusk. 



Micros and Geomctrcc are out early in the evening, when they 

 should be taken with the net. Later on the Noctiice may be seen 

 playing round their favourite flowers. 



Sugar and light traps are likely to do good service during June, 

 and decoy females of the Bomhyccs group may be called to your 

 aid. 



Larvae are also abundant during June, and those of most of the 

 butterflies may be taken by carefully searching their food plants. 



The following is the list of imagines for the month : 



Butterflies. 

 Swallow Tail {Macliaon) 

 Black-veined White {Cratcegi) 

 Large \Miite {Brassicce) 

 Small White (Rapce) 

 Green-veined White (Najn) 

 Small Pearl-bordered (Seleiw) 



Butterflies — con t. 

 Marsh Einglet (Ti/phon) 

 Small Heath {Pamphilus) 

 Green Hairstreak (Bubi) 

 Small Copper (Plila'as) 

 Common Blue (Icarus) 

 Small Blue (Mininia) 



Pearl-bordered [Euphrosyne) Duke of Bin-gundy (Lncina) 



Silver-washed FritiUary {Pa- Grizzled Skipper {Malvcc) 



phla) Dingy Skipper (Tagcs) 



Greasy Fritillarj^ (Aurinia) Large Skipper iSijIvanns) 



Glanville „ (Cin.j-ia) Chequered Skipper {Pahcnion) 



Heath „ (AtJuilia) Sphinges. 



Small Tortoiseshell (Urtica) 

 White Admiral {Sibylla) 

 Small Ringlet {Ejnjiliron) 

 Meadow Brown {lanira) 

 liinglet (Hiipcranihiis) 



Privet Hawk (Ligusiri) 

 Spurge Hawk {Eitpltorbite) 

 Small Elejihant (Porcellns) 

 Jjarge Elephant (Elpcnor) 

 Eyed Hawk (Ovcllatus) 



