292 THE bntomologist's record. 



crutaegata. On Luliillart Moor, on the 16th, I took 37 larv^ of 

 Laslocampa quercus var. callunae, most of them about two inches 

 long-. On the 19th, a fine Centra vinula emerged, whilst on the 22nd 

 I obtained a further supply of the larvaj of L. var. callunae and D. 

 fascelina. Towards the end of the month I took Phytometra 

 vlridaria freely, and a specimen of Pltaretra menyanthidis on 

 Whitedyke Moor. Coenonymj)ha pamjjhilus and I'ararge meyaera 

 appeared first on the 28th, and, in the evening, Notodonta ziczac 

 emerged. One of two female S. pavonia captured on the 29th, had 

 the usual pale markings very red. Thyatyra hatis appeared on the 

 31st ; this and two Noctua pled a were caught flying on the out- 

 skirts of a wood. I did not try sugaring until June 5th, when, however, it 

 was quite a failure, Thyatyra batis and Pharetra rumicis alone putting 

 in an appearance. On this date Hadena thalassina and Sjnlosoma men- 

 thasiriamGYgiid, and on the 0th Smerinthus tiliae ? , 4 Phalera buce- 

 phala and Craniophora ligustri, whilst two more of the latter and .S'. 

 populi emerged the following day. On June 7th, the first Melanippe has- 

 tata appeared ; this species is very common on the moors, flying along the 

 sides of stone walls where bracken abounds, but it does not vary. On 

 the 9th, I saw the first Macrothylacia rnbi of the season, Brenthis 

 selene, a poor specimen of Coremia ferrugata, and larvee of Cosmo- 

 trichepotatoria, whilst in the breeding-cage a Lophopteryx camelina ap- 

 peared. Sugar was again a failure — one Taeniocampa gothica, in poor 

 condition, only appearing, and I noticed a Pliisia gamma on the rho- 

 dodendrons. On this date a batch of Saturiiia pavonia ova hatched 

 (the larvaj moulted for the first time on the 13th). On the 10th, Smerin- 

 tltus ptopidi and Hadena oleracea put in an appearance, and Hcpialus 

 humuU, CucuUia itmbratica and I'ionea forjicalis were seen for the 

 first time this year. On the 11th, Cerura vinula, Phalera bucephala 

 and Pharetra rumicis ab. salicis emerged, whilst in the evening, 

 Kup)ithecia castigata, Hadena dentina, T. batis and S. menthastri 

 were netted. A walk to the shores of Luce Bay, on the 12th, showed 

 plenty of Aglais urticae larvae feeding on nettles, and imagines of 

 Polyommatus icarus and Euclidia mi. On the 13th, Lop]iop)teryx 

 camelina, N. ziczac and Habrostola urticae emerged, whilst searching 

 the rhododendrons produced only XylopJiasia rurea. This species, 

 and its ab. combusta, are usually abundant here, but this year the type 

 has been rare, and the aberration not observed at all. No moths would 

 come to sugar at this time, owing probably to the quantity of honey-dew on 

 the trees. A journey to White Loch, on the 15th, resulted in the capture 

 of several M. hastata, Xemeophila 2)lanta'jinis, SpHosomafuliginosa, 

 a single fine specimen of Macroglossa bombyliformis in a meadow, 

 which was the first example of the species observed here, Phytometra 

 viridaria, Anarta myrtilli, Euclidia mi, and in a meadow near 

 Drumdwalt some Botysfuscalis. In the evening, N. dromedariusyox. 

 perfusca emerged, and the following day Craniophora ligustri, Pharetra 

 rumicis, Notodonta ziczac and <S'. popiidi, Cucidlia umbratica and 

 Hejnalus velleda being observed in the evening. On the 1 7th, my brother 

 went to Loch Chesnay, and on the way observed several Kemeophila 

 russida, Coenonympha tiphon, and a number of J/, hastata ; in the 

 evening we captured M. rubi, Lithosia mesomclla, Melanthia albicill- 

 ata, Kupithecia satyrata var. callunaria, Xylophasia rurea and 

 Cilix glaucata. Acromjcta leporina emerged on the 18th, whilst 



