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amongst those taken was one very fine variety of the 9 : Vanessa nrtiae very 

 plentiful in larval state, Epinf-phele janira in large quantities, many males almost 

 black ; E. hyperanthus, Chortobius davus and C. pam]-ihilus, Parnrge megsera and 

 Polyommatus icarus were the only other butterflies taken ; we saw one " Skipper." 



Zygsena filipenduls', Halias prasinana, Nemeophila russula, Clielonia planta- 

 ginis, on Goat Island only. On the 15th the first Phragmatobia fuligivosaappenred, 

 Arclia luhricipeda and A. menthastri several, with two of the var. ochracea of the 

 latter, Hepialus huinuli were very plentiful, H. liectus, vclle'la, and sylvinus only a 

 few. Diapliora mendica, Loplioptcryx camelina and Lfiiocainpa dictxa only one of 

 each. Lasiocnmpa qurrcus and Odonestis potatoria, only a few worn specimens. 



On the 5lh we took the first Tliyatira hatis at sugar; on later dates the same 

 was taken at sugar and light ; at which we also took Acronycta lp.porina, A. menyan- 

 thidis, A. psi, A. rumicis, Leucania pudorina, Xylophasia Uthoxylca, X. hepatica, 

 Mamestra persicarise, Apamea basilinea, Agrotis strigula, Noctua plecta, N. ditrapez- 

 ium, N. brunnea, N. festivd, Triphsena comes, var. curtisii, Nxnia typica, Amphipyra 

 tragopogonis, Euplexia lucipara, Hadena dentina, H. adusto, H. nleracea, H. dis- 

 similis, H. pisi, H. rectilinea, H. thalassina, H. chenopndii, Cucullia umhratica, 

 Plusia i^-aureum, Caradrina quadri punctata, var. cnhicularis, Habrnstola tripartita, 

 Rusina tenebrosa, HydreUa unca, Cyniatnphora or, CerastU vaccinii. Many of the 

 Noctuse are much darker specimens than are found in the south of England. 



Amongst the Qeometrse, Metrocampa margarifata was the most plentiful, many 

 beautiful specimens wei-e taken ; Geometra papilionaria , about a dozen in the most 

 lovely condition, these were taken about the 20th ; Rumia cratxgata, Arnphidasys 

 betularia, and CrncaUis eliriguaria, only a very few. On one hillside on the Fort 

 William road, far away from any garden or cottage, Abraia'^ grn^sulariata came to 

 light in qunntities. Thi.i was the only place where we saw this insect. 



Carnptograinina bilineata, in quantity and great variety, especially on Goat 

 Island. CidaTM fulvatn, C. immanata, Hupalus piniaria, Boarmia repandati, 

 Zonnsoma porata, Asthena sylvata, Cabera pusaria, Lanntia olivata, Acidalia aver- 

 sata, A. J'umata, llypsipetes sordidata, Anaitis plagiata, Selidosema ericetaria, Venusia 

 cambricaria, E»nnelesia albulata, Fidonia atomaria, Melanthia ocellala, Mclanippe 

 montanata, M. tristata, Eupithecia pimpinellata, Ennychia oclomarulata. Botys 

 fuscalis, HydrocampjL nyniplneata. 



We did not collect many of the Pyrales or Micro- Lepidoptera. — James J. 

 JoiCET and A. Noakes, 62, Finchley Road, N.W. : October 1st, 1907. 



Micro- Lepidoptera in the Highlands. — After an interval of two years I spent 

 my annual holiday in June among the Grampians, first at Braemar and then at 

 Aviemore, in the liope of doing something among the Micro- Lepidoptera. My 

 experiences of the weather were no less unfavourable than those of workers in 

 the south. During four weeks we had not a single day with three consecutive 

 hours of sunshine, and for most of the time a leaden sky and a persistent cold 

 drizzle made collecting a truly vexatious enjoyment. The latenesis of the season, 

 however, enabled me to sec one or two interesting insects, which would otherwise 

 have been over, e.g., Anarta melanopa and Fidonia carbonaria, both on the bare 



