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secure it. So far this species is only recorded from Hampshire and 

 Surrey. 



2. — Tortn'.c tmnsitana should be sought for about the first fortnight 

 of this month amongst its foodplants (elm, birch, and poplar). It 

 may be found at rest on tree-trunks, or by beating, but when the 

 latter plan is adopted, the late afternoon will prove most productive. 

 Its time of flight is at dusk, when it Hies briskly around tree-tops. 



3. — In fenny districts Serieorix tlouhlcdaijana often occurs in con- 

 siderable quantities, Hying in the late afternoon sunshine. 



4. — Ephippiphora tetratjonona is to be found throughout this month, 

 and occurs commonly in many woods in the southeast of England. 

 The simplest method to obtain it is to visit some fairly broad riding 

 on a bright afternoon about five o'clock, at which hour its flight com- 

 mences. The moth appears very small when flying, owing to the white 

 spot on the forewing only then being visible. 



5. — If, after 'four o'clock in the afternoon, a position is taken up 

 amongst beech trees, towards the beginning of -Inly, the imagines of 

 Carpocapm ijrdsmna will most probably be observed flying wildly round 

 and over them. A long pole as handle to one's net is necessary to 

 make captures. This insect is very liable to injure itself if carried in 

 a pill-box. 



6. — Scardia corticella occurs throughout the month on the stems 

 of partly decayed trees. Very careful search must be made to detect 

 the moth, as it sits in the fissures of the bark, where it is easily passed 

 over for an unevenness in the bark, or a piece of lichen. 



7. — During this month vast quantities of Micros may be obtained 

 by smoking them out with a pair of bee-bellows, from low and thick- 

 growing herbage. This is pre-eminently the Avay to secure the 

 Gelechiidae frequenting sand-dunes, heath, and rough groimd generally. 

 Great care must be exercised or a conflagration may arise. 



8. — Tort fix cibundana is to be found during July, and is most 

 partial to moors and rough, swampy ground. It flies at dusk, and can 

 be disturbed from low-growing vegetation during the day. It is as 

 well to net and examine a number of specimens, the species, in some 

 localities, being very variable. 



9. — Larvfe of Peronca mi.vtana may be obtained during this month 

 in terminal shoots of ( 'alliDia ndr/arc. 



10. — If the patches of T/ii/iiiks scrpi/Uum growing on chalk downs 

 are carefully watched on a bright afternoon towards the end of July, 

 the imagines of Lita arteuiisidla should be found flying amongst them. 



11. — By visiting granaries and carefully examining the walls and 

 sacks, large quantities of Sitotrni/a rcrealdla may often be discovered 

 during July. The moths prefer dark corners, and pi'ess themselves 

 into small holes in the brickwork and folds in sacking. 



12. — Paltodnra ci/tisella is well out by middle of July, and is to be 

 obtained amongst Pterin atjuiliua. On mild and calm evenings it 

 sometimes occurs very freely at about eight o'clock. 



13. — Early in July Piitalis Kencavena is to be found flying in the 

 afternoon sunshine amongst its foodplant, T/n/miis scriiiiUntn'. It has 

 a preference for chalk downs and railway banks. 



11. Larerna atepliensi occurs from the middle to end of -luly, is very 

 local, biit not uncommon in its haunts. It rests on the stems of old 

 oak trees, usually very low down, often only just clear of the ground. 



