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strike bright moonlight, or east winds, and my series of P. leiicophaea 

 must have cost me a considerable amount per head in railway fares 

 alone. From hordes of Ai/rotis exdaviationh wo picked out two fine 

 A. cinerea (one a female), two very large A. pnta, several Hailena 

 geniatae, and Grammesia trifjammica {trilinea) var. bilinea, but very 

 little else of interest. 



The question of the attractiveness and otherwise of treacle is very 

 mysterious, especially as regards individual species and acurious instance 

 occurred this night. On every previous occasion I have found the 

 commonest species on treacle at Wye, to be G. tririramniica and Apcimea 

 basilinea {e.rclamationis being scarcely out before). On this occasion 

 among the crowds of moths on the posts there was not a single 

 basilinea, although the species was flying over the grass . in some 

 numbers both at dusk and later; G. triyrawiiiira on the other hand was 

 in quite its normal numbers. I have frequently noticed how certain 

 species vary from night to night, quite out of proportion to the total 

 numbers on the sugar, but never remember so marked an instance of 

 this before. At dusk we failed to find Eitpitheria scahiosata, (usually 

 in fair numbers), but in its place took a very nice lot of Acidalia 

 subsericeata, and on the way home at night took a dozen and a half 

 full fed Kubolia cervinaria larvfe, from an isolated plant of mallow 

 which has never yet failed to produce the species. 



The weather was all against day-work, and the woods at the top of 

 the downs were unpleasantly wet. In the course of a good long tramp, 

 however, we took a ver}- beautiful series of Aricia medon {ai/iKtis) — just 

 out and settling on the grass in quantities — I'lusia pulchrina at rest, 

 Nola cristidalis, Melani})pe iniani/iUata, !Spilos(iiiia iiii'iulifa and many 

 common things that rejoiced the heart of my small companion. A 

 visit to a distant wood for " wild Columbines " and larvfe of Forrittia 

 galactodactyla was very successful as regards the flowers, but curiously 

 enough the leaves of the burdock, usually riddled to shreds by those 

 larvae, were quite untouched. We had no sun to induce the day-fliers 

 and so my promises of Hamearis {Neiiieobius) lucina, L'olUiphiyit rubi, 

 Eiiclidio mi, K. f/li/phica, etc., were almost unfulfilled. 



This being so, I endeavoured to make good, by utilising the school 

 " mid-term holiday " (June 15), for a day in the old Folkestone Warren. 

 As I have found on other occasions, things there are altogether later 

 than at Wye. Ayriitdts tlwtis, which was apparently over there, was 

 still flying and with picking over, many good specimens were found. 

 Hipocrita [KucJudia) Jacohaeac was also still in evidence and A'. c/Z///'/(/crt 

 was in great numbers and fresh. E. »r/ was rather scarcer, but to my 

 surprise there were considerable numbers of Venilia macular ia, all in 

 beautiful condition. This species was already well out at Brentwood 

 on May 17th. Several belated (.'. rubi occurred but the greatest 

 enthusiasm was aroused by the sight and capture of two fine Arctia 

 villica on the wing. I think there is no other British insect that looks 

 so gorgeous on the wing. It quite puts its fellow "tigers," even L'alli- 

 morpha quadripunctaiia {/lera), and (.'alias cdiisa in the shade. Anthrocera 

 filipendnlae was just coming out, but did not appear to be m quite the 

 usual numbers, very few cocoons and larvns being seen. I remember 

 a day twenty years ago, when one could scarcely move without treading 

 on them. Strawberries and cream (unexpectedly discovered by the 

 Warren " Halt ") put the cap on an extremely enjoyable day amongst 



