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dozen examples being found in the net after one stroke. In company 

 with these occurred Aristutelia tenehrosella, and flitting from bent to 

 bent Ste)iojitiiia pterodactt/la was in profusion. lodis lactearia and 

 Hemitliea stiif/ata were early upon the wing, both, however, being- 

 much faded. 



On the return journey over the heath, Crambits culmellus and C. 

 ■hortitclliis were noted, the latter not in the profusion of the last occasion. 

 Scoparia diibitalis {}njralella), worn, was seen, and an example of 

 Cledeohia (oii/itstalis was netted as it rose from a heath clump about 

 •6.46 p.m. Clouds of Tortrix .vi/lusteana, T. viridana, T. conjlana, etc., 

 with a few Crocsia herijiiianniana and Tortrix adjnnctana, were now 

 upon the wing, and the walk alongside Ruffet's Wood and through the 

 lanes towards Hailsham, was therefore devoted to the detection of 

 peculiar forms. Nothing striking was observed beyond some splashed 

 examples of J'ortrix cori/laua, and well-marked individuals of Dicti/op- 

 tcrijx loetUn(jiana. At the edge of the yellow rattle field by the wood 

 at 7.45 p.m., Tortrix roaana was flying in dozens about a hedge 

 contaming roses and hawthorn, in company with worn Spilonota 

 rosaccolana. A $ F.ucldoris pustulata was boxed from a low hazel 

 twig, but her progeny, I regret to say, was not carried beyond the first 

 ecdysis, because of the scarcity of oak in my neighbourhood. 



On the last visit, on July 19th, the weather conditions were the 

 most favourable of all. The whole day the heat was extreme, and 

 consequently the greater portion of the time was devoted to diurnal 

 lepidoptera. Epincpheh' Jurti)ia was in profusion in the fields. Beat- 

 ing produced principall}' Spilonota rosaecolana, S. ocellana, S. dealhana, 

 LXcti/optcri/x locjlinijiana, D. fomkaleana, Miana bicoloria, Sjihaleroptera 

 ictericaiia, Anpjrest/iia nitidella, and typical A. (joedartella. Occasional 

 Stenoptilia pterodactyla were still to be observed amongst the long 

 grass by the hedge-sides. Worn J Hydiocainpa nymphaeata were still 

 •common, and a worn 2 Catadynta lemnata was disturbed at the 

 small pond. A typical J Anyerona prtinaria was disturbed from the 

 oaks in the lane, and fertile ova were again obtained. Numerous 

 Epinephele jurtina and E. tithonus were sunning themselves upon a 

 group of thistles by the roadside, whilst worn r? Ebulea crocealis were 

 obtained from the mixed herbage, in company with Sericoris urticana 

 and S. lacunana. 



In Rutfet's Wood, Cramhaa pasnidlus was the first insect noticed, 

 and proved to be more worn and less comn)on than on the previous 

 visit. Tall thistles had grown up amongst the bushes on the IJ. eupltro- 

 syne ground, and upon these occasional Dryas paphia were seen 

 slowly fanning their gorgeous wings in the bright sunshine. Enodia 

 hyperanthus was in abundance, with Epinephele tithonus, flying about the 

 brambles; whilst several Stenoptilia pterodactyla were disturbed from the 

 undergrowth, and Adopaea flava ((/(«(/)»».s) was noticed frequently darting 

 over the tops of the long grasses. An occasional shake of the bushes 

 resulted in a few more or less typical Acidalia bisetata being started. 



The firwood added Vaediaca vortirana (grey form), to the list, but 

 no var. )tiyrica}in was noted. In the upper portion of the wood, 

 Endotricha jiaiiiinealis was on the wing in the afternoon, and five 

 examples of Heruiinia deriralis were secured, being possibly disturbed 

 from their resting-place amongst the long grass. In the narrow rides 

 •of the main wood, towards late afternoon, many examples of Acidalia 



