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Harpyia vinula, larvfe, Thun. 



Bryophila raptricula, one specimen in the Hotel des trois Rois, at Basel. 



Mamestra leucophcea, one in the Bar Hotel, Miililenen. M. oleracea, Interlachen. 



Leucania comma, rather darker than usual, Kandersteg. 



Cucullia, verbasci, larva?, at the Giessbach. C umhratica, Interlachen. 



Erastria deceptoria, wood at the bottom of the Stockhorn. 



Prothymia viridana, common on the plains of the Spittelmatt. 



Euclidia Mi, var. litterata, common on the mountains, the inferior surface of 

 this variety is very beautiful, quite white with dark markings. E. glyphica, yery 

 abundant. 



Acidalia perochraria, near Thun. 



Verdlia tnacidaria. ' 



Boarmia repandata, Giessbach. 



Onophos dilucidaria. 



Psodos alpinata, P. quadrifaria, plains of the Spittelmatt. 



Ematurga atomaria. Phasiane clathrata. 



Scoria lineata. The heavy Lithosia-\\ke flight of this Geometer is very peculiar. 



Minoa vmrinata. Odezia atrata, most abundant in the meadows. 



Lobophora sexalisata, near Frutigen. 



Cidaria viridaria. C. turbata, not rare near Kandersteg. How this splendid 

 insect, with its feathered antennae, could ever have been confounded by Stephens 

 with affinitata, does indeed seem marvellous. C. montanata, -vav. fuscomarginata ; 

 the first specimen which was taken by me was a great puzzle, as it happened to be 

 more than usually dark. C. /erritgiaia, Kandersteg, common. Cswjfumaf a, common, 

 rather high up on the Gemmi pass, but passing away at that time (end of June) ; it 

 seemed there very unstable and no two specimens were alike, some approaching the 

 var. piceata. C. caisiata, upper part of Gemmi path. C. triatala. C. albulata. 

 C. luteata. C. obliterata. C. bilineata. C. incuUaria, common near Kandersteg. 

 C. literata, near Kandersteg, two specimens, one in the Gemmi Hotel. 



Eupithecia rectangulata, var. nigrosericeata. Some other Eupithecun were taken, 

 but are not yet named. 



Ilercyna Sclnankiana, II. phrygialis, plains of the Spittelmatt. 



Eurrhypara urticata, Brienz. 



Botys octomaculata. B. cingulata. Very curious to an English Entomologist 

 is it to see such a number of black or nearly black Lepidoptera, as were to be met 

 with in some alpine spots ; in the plain near the Spittelmatt chalets for example, 

 Psyche pJwwtsfreUa and an Epichnopteryx were abundant, Psodos alpinata and P. 

 quadrifaria were common, Hercyna Schrankiana and H. phrygialis were in swarms, 

 and Botys octomaculata and cingulata occurred there also, — eight nearly black insects ; 

 the flowers, Viola calcarata, Dryas octopetala, and Primula fannosa, with the bright 

 blue Gentiana vema and acaulis, formed a strange contrast to the funereal hues of 

 the Lepidoptvra ; the height is about 5850 ft. 



Botys cespitalis. B. fuscalis. Diasemia litterata. 



Crambws MJi^MioseHus, in a marsh near Thun. C pratdlus. C. margaritellus ; 

 this species of Cravibus is common in Switzerland, I took it near Thun and again at 

 the Giessbach. Some years ago, I took in the autumn, two specimens, just above 

 Bowness, of exactly the colour of the Swiss examples; but, usually, the English 



