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and this was scarce. H/H'urp/wle ianini was just appearing, the ? s very 

 different from those taken at Meran, the fulvous patch deep and not 

 pale in colour, hsoria lathonia was just emerging, the* examples 

 somewhat small though none the less active; Colias hi/ale also was just 

 out, and the specimens small, whilst, on the other hand, some of the 

 Colias ednaa were among the largest we have ever seen. I'ierin brassicae 

 was just emerging in numbers and a few <? Vontia (/rt/>^/t/ /re also looked 

 as if a summer brood was on the move. Lcptosia !<ina/)is of good 

 expanse, and trunepteri/.c rha^nni, variable in size and with very minute 

 orange central spots (ab. }>arvipnncta) in both sexes, were both frequent, 

 whilst the occasional stalking of a Papilio wacJiaon in the road gave 

 change to the collecting-work. Altogether these made a lovely sight, 

 although our main quarry Hi])parclua hriscis would not be lost sight of. 

 But we were disappointed with the Ruralids, though the character 

 of the soil somewhat precluded the hope of obtaining them in any 

 numbers. Next to I'lebeins ari/i/rofpioinon, Agriades coridon was the 

 commonest species, besides which Polyuuunatns icarm and ab. icarinus, 

 P. /ti/las, singly, Aricia astrarche, very few, Scolitantides baton, two J s 

 only, and Rionicia phlaeas, were all the species seen, except for a 

 beautiful 2 A/fviades hybr. polonus, Zell., the only specimen yet 

 recorded of this sex. There were no Anthrocerids seen, except one 

 worn c? Anthrocera lonicerae. On the other hand, Syntomis jihegea 

 was abundant, and from eggs then obtained, larvie fed up during the 

 winter, and the imagines appeared on June 21st, 1910, the pupal stage 

 lasting about a fortnight. 



But it was among the moths that we obtained most sport. A large 

 electric lamp hung just outside our window, whilst those of the salle-a- 

 manger proved a first-class attraction — such species as Hijloiciis 

 pinastri, Eutricha quercifolia, E. popidifolia, Porthetria dispar, 

 Malacosovia neustria, Phragmatobia fuli(/mosa, Portliesia clirysorrhoea, 

 Plusia chrysitis, Arctomyscis euphorbiae (niyricae), Hadena ylauca, 

 Agrotis tritici, Eremobia ochroleuca, Hydroecia nictitans, Eniydia cnbnim 

 var. Candida, Lithosia lutarella, L. unita, as well as heaps of smaller 

 fry, provided excellent sport. 



One of the most abundant species in the district was Spilodes 

 sticticalis, and this came to the lights of the inn in hundreds. 

 It swarmed all over the slopes, settling on the ground, grass, 

 and barberry bushes (which were very abundant), most active in 

 the hot sunshine, but flying also at dusk as well as late at 

 night. An occasional Mecyna polygonalis was also captured. 

 Common also was Anticlea berberata, the dark alpine form. We 

 came across a batch of Amblyptilia cosmodactyla {acantliodactyla), 

 but very worn; Adkinia bipunctidactyla, Emtnelina monodactyla, 

 and Merrifieldia tetradactyla were also taken. Scoparia cratae- 

 yella, llythia carnella, Stenopteryx hybridalis, Pyralis glancinalis ab. 

 ritfeticem, beautifully tinged with red, Pyrausta purpuraUs, Herbula 

 cenpitaliiy, Anerastialotella, Acidalia nibricata, Strenia clathrata, Lithosia 

 lutarella, and many other species are among the captured. Thalera Jim- 

 brialis was not uncommon, but the specimens chiefly worn. Crambus 

 selasdliis and ( '. perlellns came to light in great abundance, having fed, no 

 doubt, on the marshes that the Adige and the Trafoi-bach spread out 

 between Neu-Spondinig, Mais and Prad. Neu-Spondinig is certainly 

 an excellent place for the moth-hunter. 



