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worked for it on every possible evening. On July 14th 1 went to 

 l^ri^hton, and, with the exception of three days — 25th-28th — was in 

 that neighbourhood till August 0th, and did some collecting at Lewes, 

 and near Chichester. At Lewes, Acidalia nit^tiruta was in good condition 

 on July 16th, and Knbolia bipimctata was just coming out, but the only 

 really common species was Sphadoptcra icti'Hcmw, which swarmed on 

 the downs both there and at Brighton. Polyonimatus conploii was 

 scarce both at Lewes and on the downs near Chichester, on August 2nd, 

 at which date E. hipunctata was out in great numbers, and in line condi- 

 tion, whilst, in the woods, Dryas paphia and Linienitis dhylla were both in 

 evidence, and both hne. Neither Polyuimiialus bcUan/iis, second brood, 

 nor /-'. ieanis, had appeared by August 6th, but the latter is now, Sep- 

 tember 27th, to be seen here quite fresh, and worn Kpinephele ianiru 

 and ('oenonyinplia paiiiphilits are still to be seen. After my return, on 

 August 7th, I found Amjiliim iieininiiana out on the common here. I 

 have not seen this species since July, 1895, when it swarmed. This 

 year it has been very local indeed, occurring only on one small bit of 

 ground and not plentifully even there. I took a fine Pharetia innnjan- 

 t/iidis on x\ugust 15th. Another disappointment has been Af/rotia 

 Of/athiua. The larvae were not plentiful in the spring, but J ascribed 

 this in great measure to the cold nights, the imagines, however, have 

 been very scarce. The first specimen appeared on August 26th, and 1 

 worked for it on every possible night till September 5th, when the 

 weather put a stop to collecting, and I did not get another chance. 

 Altogether the result of eight nights' work was seven specimens, most 

 of them smaller than usual, and possibly two more (seen but not 

 taken). Lijcnpliotia strvpila was still out, and many specimens were 

 quite fresh, Kiipithccia wimdata also being on the wing in plenty, but 

 worn. Fortheda siiiiilis was m good condition at the end of August. 

 Larvie of some species have been fairly plentiful the last few days — 

 Anarta iiiyrtiUi and Enpitluu-ia nanata on the heaths, about half-grown ; 

 /'/'. minntatu still very small, and, on birch, Notodovta (Inmii'darius and 

 Prepana jakataria in fair numbers. I'lusia ijaiiuiui is the only moth 

 at all in evidence just now in any quantity. On September 17th, 

 while larva-collecting on the common, 1 noticed a moth hovering over 

 rough grass at the edge of a marshy place about 3 p.m., which proved 

 to be a 2 Luperina ci'sjiitis. Is this the usual habit of the species ? — 

 (Kev.) C. D. Ash, M.A., Skipwith Vicarage, Selby. Scptcnibrr 21th, 

 1902. 



Extended Pupal Stage of Agkophila trabealis. — Perhaps the 

 most interesting experience that has come my way this yeai' has been 

 the emergence on September 3rd of a fine J A. trabealis, from a batch 

 of pupte sent me by Mr. Norgate in 1897. Of these pup;e (twenty in 

 number) the first emerged in August, 1900, the second in August, 

 1901, and the third this year as just mentioned. I am keeping the 

 rest of the pupte to see whether any more will [)roduce moths next 

 year. — Iuid. 



Emergence period of Eupistekia heparata. — Eeferring to Mr. 

 Walker's query on Pupisteria heparata (antea, p. 344), I should say that 

 K. heparata is not double-brooded, in the south of England, but that 

 its emergence is extended over a very long period. My diaries show 

 captures from May 24th to August 16th without a break of a fortnight. 

 I think the following also goes a long way to prove there is but one 



