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palUatiila (cases on oak), C. siccifulidla, Dichmrhampha pctivcrella, D. 

 })liu)ibana, D. acuniinatana, Asychna iiwdcstdla, Adda rujbiiitidla, A. 

 jUnddla, lUio.voptenjx mijrtillana, P. mitterpaclicriana, l\ ultunana, 

 GiapliiiLitlia (ifiniiiana, iKcojihura tripnncta, Stiffiiionota nitidana, 

 Aplota dcntdla, Anii/rcsthia (ilaucindla, Tric/wris aurcnia aud Chvi/so- 

 coii/sfi'stttUdla ; we also obtained a few Cullophri/s rnbi aud Macm- 

 t/n/lacia ruhi was flying in swarms over the heath. A visit to 

 Dawlish Warren produced Lita mannorca, Bri/otrop/ui vmnddla, !>. 

 senectdla (all in abundance), li. umhrosdla (s,cavcc), GdecJda dijf in in, one. 

 From June l^ith-lSth, I was at Wicken ; the weather was bitterly 

 cold, cxcei)t on one day, when Pap'dio machaon came out in numl^ers. 

 A visit to Chippenham Fen produced Bankda anjenhda, common, 

 Ellopia t'asciaria, one, Spilinh's sticticalis, one, and several Adda croe- 

 sdla (suhdla). Dusking in Wicken Fen was very poor, owing to the 

 cold, but on one decent evening we obtained Arsilonc/w albovenosa, two, 

 Mdiana jlaiiiiiwa, mivcval, Kaiiaa vidorana, scarce, llerniinia cribralis, 

 L'hdo phraijmitdlu.s, Colli.v sparaata, etc. At light and sugar we obtained, 

 besides the Ili/drdla paluMris already recorded {ante, p. 232), Apamca 

 nna)iinns, common, Spdusonia urticae, SmcrintJaiH tiliae, Mdiana 

 JJammea, Xutodonta ziczac, Mac ru[f aster castaneae (anindinis), .3 J s, 

 Nascia cilialis, one only, Ceriira vimda, and other common species. We 

 worked one day for Hydrelia iinca, but only obtained a single specimen, 

 just out, so the insect must have been late. In the fen itself we obtained 

 a few larvas of Gastropacha (juercifoUa (of which I also found larva? 

 here this year), Penmea shepherdana and Pepressaria anf/elicdla ; also on 

 hawthorn, a larva of Trichiura crataeii'i, thus confirming INIr. xVtmore's 

 observation as to the food-plant of this species ; so far as I can remember 

 there was no sallow directly near where it was found (just outside the 



During the rest of the season I have practically been at home 

 all the time. On the whole, I should say it has been below the average, 

 though a few things liave been commoner than usual. The better species 

 I have taken have been : — Stauropus fagi (more abundant than usual), 

 Bnarniia repandata ab. conversaria, a few, Antidca rubidata, Zonosnuia 

 porato, Kupitliecia coronata, Eurj/mene dolobraria, Boarniia abictaria, 

 much commoner than usual, Eupit/wcia toyata, Cidaria picata, Selmia 

 lunaria, S. tetraliinaria, Clcora (jlabiaria, Hypena albistriyalis, more 

 abundant than usual, Tephrosia bistortata, second brood common, 

 Mdanippe iDianyidata, Pianthoccia conspersa, Xotodonta dict((c(ddcn, 

 common, generally rare here, Aventla Jlexnla, two, Affmtis ayath'nut, a 

 few, Litltusia yriseola, Callimorplia hera, common and still spreading, 

 Jhyojihila laiiralis, fairly common, Stdbia anomala, Prepana ndtraria, 

 with a specimen of the second In'ood, the first specimen of this brood 

 I have ever taken, and, strange to say, although the first brood is 

 usually common here, I did not see it this year; Sanotltrijia undidanus, 

 Lobophora circtata, second brood, Ennomos crosaria, E. alniaiia, 

 Zonowuia annulata, Lujierina cexpitis, Craniophora liyustri and Eubolia 

 cervinata, from which I have ova. During September, Spliin.r con- 

 rnlvidl was common here over Xiadiona a/finis and pink geraniums, 

 the latter being (juite as much favoured as the former. My son ami T 

 took 25, and could, no doubt, have secured more had we tried every 

 evening ; our best take on one evening was seven. Larvai, as a rule, have 

 been very scarce this season, or possildy later than usual, aud so were 



