172 THE entomologist's recobd. 



round the electric lamps at night. Among others we took the follow- 

 ing at light, Porthesia aimilis, Hydraecia nlctitaus (common), Acidalia 

 hiaetata, Crocallis elin(jiicuia, Pioiiea for/icalis (common), Kupithecia 

 ohlowjata, J\. asaiinilata and K. vidijata, Bnjophila jierla (abundant), 

 Apaiiiea secalis (common), Cidaria truncata, Miami bicoloria, Thavmonoma 

 vaitaiia, Boaniiia (/einiiiaria, Lithosia luiideola, TrijJiaena ianthina, 

 Honioeosuma nebidella, and a few Tortrices. A fine Moniio numra was 

 taken at rest under a window-sill. 



Several visits were paid to Stubby and other parts of the New 

 Forest. I was anxious to get Jittralis {Zephyriis) betulae, but failed to 

 find this species, although a considerable amount of time was devoted 

 to the search. Onl}^ one Bit/ujs qiiercns was seen, flying high up 

 round an oak. 



Butterflies were fairly plentiful in the forest; by far the commonest 

 species at this date was Pararye aegeria, in beautifully fresh condition, 

 one or two worn AtyynnU adippe were noticed, Aryynni^ paplda was 

 common but very worn, a fair ab. valezina was taken at Stubby on the 

 7th. The second brood Pieris brassicae was abundant, and towards 

 the middle of the month (Tonepteryx rliamni put in an appearance in 

 large numbers, one or two examples were tai^en with numerous spots 

 and blotches t rust colour distributed over the wings, and another 

 example had the costal margin of the forewings heavily marked with 

 rust colour. Over twenty of these butterflies were counted in a small 

 space of about 30 square yards at the same time. Celastrina arywlus 

 was common wherever there was holly. I do not remember ever 

 seeing this blue so abundant as it has been this year. At Brocken- 

 hurst Heath Satynis seuiele was swarming, and in fine fresh condition. 

 Pararye iiieyaera was not uncommon, and Coenonyinpha pa)i}philas as 

 usual swarmed everywhere. Polydmniatns icariis was fairly common, 

 and a single J PLebeius aryiis (aeyon) in very fresh condition was 

 taken on Khinelield Heath. ]'a7iest>a io and Aylais nrticne were 

 common. Pyraiiieis atalanta was rather scarce. Juiynnia polychloraf 

 was not seen, although a sharp look out was kept for this butterfly. 

 A few very dilapidated Ltinenitls sybilla were fluttering feebly along 

 the glades. We did not see Apatwra iris, but we heard that one or two 

 had been taken. I was told by other collectors we met that iris has 

 been very scarce in the Forest this year. 



We took a lot of sugaring mixture down with us but were unable 

 to use it, consequently the only moths we could obtain were by beating 

 and searching. These included, amongst others, Mesolenca albicillata, 

 Euchatricha. jiaiiniicalis (common), Ortholitha limitata, Pyrausta 

 purpnralis and P. sanyainalis, Acidalia avermta and A. bisetata, a fine 

 fresh Cleora jiibata taken at rest on a large whitethorn trunk, Crocallis 

 eliiiytiaria, Kupithecia rulyata and A', iianata, a fine melanic Boariiiia 

 abietaria, beaten out of a fir tree, and a good many Tortrices and 

 Scoparia and Eiidoria. 



I was anxious to get a good series of Adopaea acteon, so several 

 visits were paid to Swanage. I had heard that at one or two places 

 near Swanage this species swarmed, the exact localities were kept more 

 or less secret. By devoting several hours to close searching, and 

 walking several miles over rough ground, I was at last rewarded by 

 finding one spot where this local skipper occurred in hundreds. In a 

 very short time I got as many as I wanted. Acteon simply swarmed 



