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yet had an opportunity of visiting it on a favourable night. Some local 

 plants appear this season to occur in fresh spots, e.g. the white hore- 

 hound mentioned above which is plentiful in localities, where, last season, 

 I noticed no traces of it, and I am glad to say, its special "plume" 

 Aciptilia spilodadyla has turned up in some of these fresh spots. 



I must also note the unusual abundance of the " Cockchafer " on the 

 cliffs, on some of the slopes of which it Ins been flying in thousands at 

 dusk during the past week. — Albert J. Hodges, Freshwater, Isle of 

 Wight. July 26th, 1890. 



York. — Sugar has been of little use, the best insect turning up being 

 Cuspidia {Acronyda) kporina. Common species as Agroth exclamationis, 

 Miana sirigtlis, Apamea didyma have been quite rare with us this 

 season, Xylophasia polyodon and Triphcena promiba are not so common 

 as usual. By far the most productive work has been mothing at dusk. 

 At ragwort and ragged robin — especially the latter — I took Pliisia 

 feitucce, P. iota and P. chrysitis not uncommonly. I have also taken a 

 fair number of Collix sparsnta flying low over herbage in a birch wood ; 

 in two nights I took 57 specimens before dark. Chortodes arcuosa is 

 now occurring in abundance just after dusk, flying amongst grass. 

 Geometra papilwnaria seems to be not uncommon this year amongst 

 birch. I took 5 specimens in about tweniy-five minutes on one night. 

 I have noticed that this fme species is very punctual in its time of flight, 

 seldom occuring much before 11 p.m., from which time until midnight 

 it may be best obtained. Epione vespertarla is just coming out. 

 Unfortunately the ground oh which this species occurs, has been con- 

 verted into a game preserve, and the owner looks with anything but a 

 favourable eye on those who venture into his preserves. — W. Hewett, 

 York. July 18///, 1890. 



Kildale. — I obtained Larcniia acsiata in plenty whilst at Kildale in 

 North Yorks about a fortnight ago. They were on the trunks of the 

 pine trees, and I obtained them by beating the trunks, and catching 

 them as they flew off. Melanippe tristata occurred very commonly on 

 the moors near Kildale, on June 26th, flying in the sun over heather. 

 — Id. July, 1890. 



Dinmore.— On June 26th, I captured at sugar — Mia>ia strigilis, 

 Rusina tenebrosa, Nociua festiva, Agrotis exclamationis, Plusia chrysitis, 

 Xylophasia hepaiica, Bisulcia ligiistri, Mamestra anceps, Xylophasia 

 polyodon, Aplecta herbida, A. tiebulosa (very common), Cymatophora 

 diiplaris (only one). (The above order is chronological). Light did 

 not produce any very marvellous results in the way of lepidoptera. — 

 E. W. BowELL, Hereford. June 21th. 



Epping Forest and Essex Marshes. — I was very pleased to find that 

 Heliodes arbuti still occurs in one of its old haunts at Walthamstow, al- 

 though I am afraid the spot will soon be built over. A visit for 

 Phorodesma smaragdaria larvae on the banks of the Thames, a few days 

 ago, was very unsuccessful, the high tide having buried most of the food- 

 ])lant under a stratum of drift. Larvm are abundant in Epping Forest. 

 I found Scotosia vetulata and 6". rhamnata fairly common on buckthorn 

 last week. They are already nearly full-fed. The rolled up leaves 

 should be picked off" for vetulata, and when you have finished picking 

 off the spun-up leaves, beat for rhamnata. — O. C. Goldthwait, 

 Leytonstone. May 2'jth, 1890. 



