190 THE entomologist's recokd. 



11. — Geowrtra vernaria can be taken between five and seven p.m. 

 on Clewatis ritalbata. It is at this time that the specios emerges, and 

 can be readily seen if present. 



12. — If there is nothing yon want on a tree when sugaring do not 

 disturb the moths that are on the sugar. Even Xoctiia xantho- 

 (jrapha and Triphaena pronnba will give confidence to more timid 

 insects to come in spite of their greediness. 



13. — Show no hesitation with the " Crimsons " at sugar, but get 

 the bottle under them quickly and quietly, and keep the lamp from 

 flashing on the bottle. ( 'atocala proniissa is sometimes particularly 

 skittish, and it is best to let the light disc from the lamp only just 

 include it, so that the bottle is in darkness up to the last instant. 



14. — A favourable time to take the Lycfenids is just before sunset 

 on a fine day, when they can be boxed from the long grass or herbage 

 upon which they have settled for the night. It is a good plan to pay 

 particular attention to those patches of growth which catch the last 

 rays of the departing sun. 



15. — Where trees, by the roadside, in residential localities, are 

 infected with Ccmus li(/mperda, the imago is quite as likely to be found 

 drying oft' on the garden palings as on the trees. The larva, travelling 

 to construct the pupal cocoon, Avill often enter the ground under the 

 weather-boarding of a wooden fence. 



16. — The larvfe of Apatda accris may be found by standing under 

 a young sycamore tree, and looking up at the undersides of the leaves, 

 where larvfe can be seen at rest in a half-coiled position. 



By J. C. HAGGAET. 



17. — Search the trunks of larch trees in Scotland in the afternoon, 

 for the imagines of Cleora (jlabraria. At the same time the imagines of 

 Ellopia prosapiaria [fasciaria) can be obtained by searching the base of 

 Scotch fir-trees. 



18. — About the beginning of July the full-fed larvne of Panulu 

 piniperda are to be beaten from the young Scotch fir-trees, sometimes 

 in great numbers. 



19. — Towards the end of July, the larvffi of Craniopltora Iviiistri are 

 to be found by standing underneath young ash-trees and looking up 

 among the leaves, when the larva- can be readily distinguished, stretched 

 at full length along the midrib of the leaf ; they feed up quickly and 

 are not difficult to rear. 



20. — Towards the end of July, by sugaring the posts of wire-fences 

 which cross moors, Mainentra furra is attracted sometimes in con- 

 siderable numbers together with Xoctiia festira, CItaraeas (jraniinis, 

 N. ii))ibn)sa, &c. 



21. — ];5y searching juniper bushes in July, with a lantern after 

 dark, the imagines of Eupithecia sobrinata can be freely taken ; the 

 full-fed larva^ can be beaten in great numbers in early June. 



22. — When sugaring in woods in July a careful watch should be 

 made for specimens of Triphaena aiibsegiia, which may be amongst the 

 T. coiHfs which come to sugar. 



23. — In July the flowers of wood-sage are a great attraction to the 

 imagines of Aijiotis lucernea ; the dusk of the evening is the best time 

 to find them. 



24. — I find the flowers of the common rush a great attraction to 



