JUNE 2ith, 1916. 



Field Meeting at Clandon. 



Leailer.—Ry. J. Turner F.E.S. 



The meeting was not a very successful one as regards numbers, 

 nor were the captures numerous or noteworthy. The day was 

 somewhat showery but not until the last quarter of an hour before 

 tea did the rain make itself really unpleasant. 



The morning party left the train at Horsley station and went by 

 devious paths to the sheep leas and thence to Netley Heath, at the 

 upper end of which the road leading west was taken. About a 

 mile further on an obscure path was taken to the right and thence 

 by field and woodland to the isolated spot known as Ireland Farm. 

 From this the rough slopes were traversed and a path taken 

 skirting the woodland towards the eastern end of Merrow Downs, 

 where the direct road leads up from Clandon Station. Here the 

 afternoon party (2) met the earlier contingent and collecting 

 continued by a somewhat different route until the rough slopes 

 were again crossed. The rest of the time was spent in the rides or 

 penetrating the almost solid masses of bush which cover the 

 surroundings of the old race course. The rain now came in 

 earnest and a hurried retreat was made to tea at the village of East 

 Clandon. 



Even on this dull day ten species of butterflies were noted. 

 Pieris ncijii, P. brasaica, P. raptv, (jonepterijx rhauini, Eucldo'e 

 cardaiiiines, Brenthis euphrosijne, Poli/omiiiatiis icanix, Epinephele 

 jnrtina, CtenonymjJia pauiphUus, Hesperia iiialiur, and Aiigiades 

 sijlcaniis. Among the Geometers Cahera pnnaria, Seiniothua 

 litinata, Tiniandra aiiiata {I'io), Tephroaia biimdularia, Tephrosia 

 consonaria, Venilia niaculata, Tliera obeliscata, Lozo;/rain)na jietraria, 

 ^lelanippe procellata, Astliena luteolata, Biipaliia piniaria, Craspedia 

 ornata, Aatliena candidata and Caiiijitot/rmiinia bilineata were 

 reported. One pupa of Zyt/ccna filipendidfe was seen, a larva of 

 Arctia caja and imagines of Hipocrita jacobiea were found. From 

 larvae taken a short series of Porrittia (lalactodactijla was subse- 

 quently bred. The Tortrices Coccyx ta:della, Ptycholoiiia leacheana, 

 Catoptria hyper icaiia, Dkhroraiiipha petiverelln, and D. plumbana 

 were reported. 



Mr. W. J. Lucas very kindly furnished the following notes on the 

 " other orders," plant-life, etc. 



