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three of the very commonest species of At-gyresihia occurred, whilst 

 Cokophera lixella, C. discordella, and C. laripenuella were somewhat 

 common on the chalk, and C. tripoliella were found occasionally among 

 Eiipatorium. Larvae of Laverna epilobiella were locally common in 

 the flower heads of Epilobium, and a few L. miscella flew at dusk, or 

 were disturbed earlier in the day on the Downs. The second brood of 

 Elachista triatonica on the sandhills, was almost the only representative 

 of the genus, and bsyond one or two of the very commonest Lithocolletis, 

 I believe I saw no representatives of the remaining genera. 



Among the Pterophorina Platyptilia hertrami occurred rarely 

 amongst yarrow, whilst a few specimens of Ainblyptilia acatithodadyla 

 and Oxyptilus paT^idactyla flew by day amongst the wild thyme. APiince- 

 seoptilus phceodactylus was locally abundant on the Downs among 

 Ononis ; the second brood of AI. bipiinctidadyla and its vars. was not 

 uncommon ; and late AI. fit sens {pierodactyla) were frequently met 

 with. (Edema/ophorus lithodadyla flew at dusk among Inula, and 

 Leioptilus lieiiigiamis, worn almost beyond recognition, occasionally 

 among Artemisia. L. microdactyla (much less abundant than the 

 first brood) occurred among Eupatoiium, both in the marshes and 

 on the Downs, while L. baliodadyla and L. tdradadyla were rare. 

 Pterophoncs monodadyia was just appearing, but I did not see a speci- 

 men either of Leioptilus pentadadyla or Alucita hexadadyla ( poly- 

 dadyla). 



Almost all the species were late, and second broods of many species, 

 generally well on by the end of the first week in August, had only just 

 begun to appear by the 20th of the month.— I . \N . Tutt, AVestcombe 

 Hill, S.E. 



Chichester. — I do not remember a much worse season than the past 

 for lepidoptera. Omitting very common species, tha following is the 

 sorry record of those observed and captured. One or two beautiful days 

 in the last week in June, brought out Sesia tiptdijorinis on currant trees 

 in our garden. During July, I took these Geometers : — Timandra 

 amataria, lodis ver/iaria, Acidalia iniitaria, Phibalaptcryx tersata and 

 Antidea rubidata. A female of the last named, gave me four dozen eggs, 

 the larvae of which I reared on Galium molliigo, and which duly pupated. 

 On the 25th of the month, I had the good luck to beat out of a hedge a 

 lovely — apparently freshly emerged — Antidea sinuata {cuadlata). As 

 no Galium verum is to be found within miles of the place where I 

 captured this specimen, I should say that the larvae feed on other species 

 oi Galium- -mollugo probably. Cidaria procellata,Eubolia mensuraria and 

 Piola cucullatella, were more or less common according to atmospheric 

 conditions. In August, larvae of Smerinthus ocellatus made their 

 appearance on apple trees in the garden. Sugaring was almost a failure, 

 the best species, which in this month visited the trees, being Mania 

 maiira, Catocala nupta, Nodua plecta, Cosmia difflnis and Nodua rubi. 

 Apamea oculea was more than ordinarily abundant, and many were the 

 varieties thereof. At gas lamps in September, Enftomos tiliaria 

 {alniaria), Calocampa vetusia, and Luperina testacea were amongst the 

 visitors. Of the last, a dark variety with very white hind wings was 

 taken. On September 24th, a fine male Adierontia atropos, which 

 squeaked a good deal, was captured at Selsey, a village about seven 

 miles distant. This is the only specimen of this insect in either of its 



