OBSERVED IN HERTFORDSHIRE IN 1906. 201 



" My sugaring was all done at Busliey Heath, and the following 

 species amongst others were taken : — Leucania comma, Hydrascia 

 micacea, Dipterygia scabriuscula, Apamea unanimis, Miana 

 fasciuncula, Garadrina morjjheus, C. ctihictdaris, Ag^'otis suffusa, 

 A. saucia, Noctua augur, Xanthia cerago, X. ferruginea. Folia 

 flavicincta, Meselia oxyacantliee, Agriopis aprilina, Euplexia 

 lucipara, Hadena protea, H. genistse, and Plusia iota. 



" By dusking, etc., in our garden, I obtained Spilosoma 

 luhricipeda (dark variety), Hepialus lin,muli (female), Hecatera 

 Serena, Plusia chrysitis, P. moneta, JJropteryx sambucaria, 

 Pericallia syringaria, Halia wavaria, Anticlea nigrofasciaria, 

 Coremia unidentaria, Botys urticata, Tortrix podana, Pentliina 

 ochroleucana, P. variegana, Sericoris urticaria ; while at different 

 times in the house odd specimens of Gonoptera libatrix (male 

 and female in February and male and female in September), 

 Plusia chrysitis, Anticlea nigrofasciaria, and Pyralis farinalis 

 were taken. 



" Pieris rapai was first seen on April 11th, and on the same 

 day three Vanessa urticse were seen in the garden. One specimen 

 of Thecla w-album was taken at Bushey Heath on July 16th ; 

 and Vanessa atalanta was seen at sugar in the garden on 

 October 14th. A few Plusia moneta were bred from larvae and 

 pupae found in Mr. Gibbs' garden at St. Albans. 



" Several visits were paid to Pre Wood, St. Albans, in the 

 company of Mr. G-ibbs and Mr. Grroves, the first being on 

 March 31st to sallows, when we took Tseniocampa gothica, 

 T. instabilis, T. stabilis, T. populeti (one), T. cruda, Pachnobia 

 rubricosa (two), Gerastis vaccinii, and Scopelosoma satellitia. 

 I obtained eggs from T. gothica and T. cruda, and now have 

 pupae of both. On Api-il 22nd we took Tephrosia crepuscularia 

 on tree-trunks, and again on May 13th, when Pieris rapai, 

 Syrichthus inalvai, Euchlo'e cardamines, and Phoxopteryx lundana 

 were also seen. From a female E. cardamines I obtained a few 

 eggs, and the resulting larvae were fed on hedge-mustard, but 

 owing to cannibalism or some other cause only one reached the 

 pupa state. 



" Two visits were paid to Aldbury Do\\ti, near Tring, the first 

 occasion being June 17th. I found Gaenonympha pamphilus and 

 Lycaena alstis (minima) common, and Nisoniades tages fairly so. 

 Lycasna astrarche (agestis) (two) , Hesperia sylvanus, Euclidia mi, 

 Scoparia dubitalis, Grambus hortxiellus, G. jJctscuellus, Gnephasia 

 subjectana, and Elachista argentella were also taken, and two 

 Agrotis exclamationis were seen flying about in the sunshine. 

 On this occasion I made some observations on the resting-habits 

 of Nisoniades tages and Gaenonympha pamphilus, which it may 

 be of interest to mention. N. tages, when settling on a flower- 

 head, almost invariably shifts its position until the head is 

 pointing away from the sun, and frequently deflects the wings 

 downwards until the tips of the forewing are below the body. 

 The costa, or front edge of the wing, is curved downwards 



