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something over a tuile. The stubbles on either side swarm with 

 Aj/rophila trabealis, Ch'denbia ani/ustalifi, and other common 

 species, whilst Py rails sticticalis, Phlyctaenodes verticalis [cinctalis), 

 Spilodes palealh, Pijraiifiia pitrpuralis, Herbnla cespitalis, &c., 

 were all noticed more or less abundantly. Fine examples of Cliryso- 

 phanus pJdaeax ab. elens, some of the males very dark, were everywhere, 

 so also was ('. dorilh, the females varying from dark to bright coppery, 

 but most of the species observed were common. Papilio viachann, a 

 single specimen only, (ronciitiri/x rhaiuni, just coming out, rich in ground 

 colour, but no tendency whatever to develop the orange flush of (}. 

 (icnpatra, (Jolias ednsa, a few females only, C. Jnjale, males only, but l)oth 

 speciesin good condition, and, one suspected, only just appearing. Lfiim- 

 p/iaaia sinapifi, dozens, some of the females quite pure white, and some 

 males very large, Pieris napisbud P. rapae in thousands, no P. brassicae, 

 and only two or three /'. dapUdiee. The Vanessids were strong — Euvan- 

 essa antiofia in lovely condition, Pj/ramcis cardiii, larvfe quite small to 

 full-fed and newly-emerged imagines, P. atalanta larvfe and imagines, 

 Vane>iea in, just out, Pobpionia c-album everywhere — wild hops abound in 

 the hedges. It is strange to see this species in the early morning resting 

 on the J'^tijxdori Kill flowers, with the edges of its wings just touching 

 the surface of the flower-head, reminding one of the way newly- 

 emerged S]iil(itln/ni>f alceac will rest, Kut/oniapolj/chloros one or two only, 

 and no sign of Aijlais iirticui'. Of the large fritillaries — Drijas paphia 

 and var. ralcsiua, Aniynnix adippe and var. clcodoxa and A. lathonia were 

 common, but A. adippe worn and over. Mr. E. Harrison first, I think, 

 recorded the fact that almost all the A. adipjie of these valleys were of 

 the cletido.va form. All that I inspected (perhaps three or four dozen) 

 were so except one specimen, a typically marked^, adippe. Single 

 worn-out examples of Mditaea atltalia and M. didyina showed that 

 these species were over, whilst the second brood of Brenthis selene was 

 well out. The blues were most disappointing; Plebeius aryns, Polyom- 

 iiiafii^ imrna, P. hylas, P. astrarche, P. corydon, were the only common 

 species, whilst a single (Jyaniris aryioliis on Kupatorium, near Villar, a 

 single male Polynnuuatus baton, near Eicat, at water on the ground, and 

 six large purple-black P. orion, between Torre Pellice and Villar, are all 

 there appears to be to record. Pamphila coinnia \\as only just appearing, 

 Niso7iiadci^ tayes, a second brood, just out, abundant and in line condition, 

 but P. sylvanus and Thymelicini thauvias were in swarms, although quite 

 worn out, SyricJithus alveus not uncommon at roadside puddles, a single 

 Spilotliyni-1 malvarum, and a worn S. aWiaeae, were all the skippers 

 observed. Hipparchia semele was seen sparingly, near Villar, on Eupatori- 

 nm flowers, Knodiahyperanthiis was worn to shreds, Satyriis lieriirione, here 

 and there on the tree trunks, Mdanaryia yalatea, worn, Epinephele ianira 

 and E. tithtnucs, were everywhere, so also was Coenonympha painphilus, 

 a worn ('. arcania showed that this species also was over, Pararye 

 iiN'yacra rare, P.iiiacra common on the stone walls. Cases of Canephora 

 iinicdlor from which males had emerged, wore found several times, 

 empty cases of Taleporia tubulosa, Eniiwa casta and a Liijfia with living 

 larva3 were also observed frequently, the Luffia, however, only on one 

 wet morning and on one restricted wall, a search later on a fine day 

 was fruitless, Hryophila nuiralis, here and there on the walls 

 between Torre and Villar. Lasiocawpa quercm is strong here, males 

 were flying at a tremendous pace from August 2nd-5th. In ground 



