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The most notable feature between Ennerdale and Buttermere was 

 the abundance of night-jars, and the journey, being between the hills, 

 the jarring of these birds made the place seem quite wierd between 

 nine and twelve at night. When Honister was reached, I found 

 everything so wet, that I could not sweep for larvae, and, by searching, 

 nothing was to be seen but the grass hanging with great drops of dew. 

 Along the shores of Crummock, I took several species of Noctuids 

 sitting on posts — Hadena dentina, Xylophasia rurea, H. thalassina, 

 II. pisi, and a single Apamea unanimis. In the woods at Scale Hill, I 

 took one Tephrosia crepuscularia, several Spilosoma menthastri, and saw 

 Scoparia truncicolella common on Scotch fir-trunks. July 2nd saw 

 //. dentina still about, whilst Cosmotriche potatoria, Arctia raja, and 

 Melitaea aurinia appeared in my breeding-cages. On July 4th, larvae 

 were scarce in the Silene pods, the recent rains having dashed the plants 

 to the ground, and the pods were full of water. Several dead larvae were 

 seen, having been no doubt drowned. Between now and the 13th, 

 some nice forms of A. raja appeared, and, on the 15th, Miana frasciun- 

 cula was abundant, but all were of the drab form, and not one of the 

 bright red form so common at Carlisle was noticed. Camptogramma 

 bilineata was in swarms, and a few Coleophora discordella, I', nigro- 

 maculana, and Scoparia cembrae were taken along the railway-banks. 

 A visit to Schoose Wood on the 18th, was productive of a great many 

 insects, the most common being Phlogophora meticvlosa, < 'ilix glaucata, 

 Emmelesia alchemillata, Eupithecia minutata, Miana. arcuosa, Hadena 

 gemina, Emmelesia decolorata, ELypena proboscidalis, Leucania pollens, 

 Triaena psi, etc. All these were taken by dusking alongside the Avood. 

 On the 20th, Polyommatus icarus was in swarms on the site of the old 

 ironworks, and some nice females were taken. The 21st was not a 

 bad day, and a visit to Honister was undertaken. This is always a 

 laborious undertaking, as after a ride of about twenty-two miles, there 

 is a walk up Honister Pass of another two, and then a climb of over 

 1000ft., and, by that time, one feels generally pretty well done up. 

 This particular visit was for the females of Melampias epiphron. In 

 1900, Mr. Alderson reared a few through as a second-brood, and I had 

 intended to give him the chance of again trying his hand with the species. 

 Although very common, they were well worn, and only about six good 

 ones Avere taken, including a nice aberration without any red markings. 

 I was fortunate in getting some fertile females, and the young larvae 

 resulting 1 sent on to Mr. Alderson, who will no doubt report later. 

 ( 'rambus ericellus Avas very common, but I only took a few, as I Avas 

 quite tired and wanting in energy to go after them. C. ericellus is 

 in fine condition just Avhen M. epiphron is over, and C. furcatellus is in 

 the same condition when E. epiphron is just coming out. On the 

 way back Triaena psi was found to be common, and I took a nice 

 female of Tephrosia bistortata, which I kept for ova, but it subse- 

 quently proved infertile. I also got one Xylophasia lithoxylea sitting 

 on a fir-trunk at Scale Hill. This place was producti\*e of some nice 

 Argynnisaglaia, Epinepheleianira, and Coenonymphapamphilus. Brenthis 

 selene was common but very worn on July 21st. A female specimen 

 of Lasiocampa quercus emerged from larvae taken from heather on 

 May 19th, and fed on hawthorn, and a $ emerged on August 3rd. 

 This makes the third I have reared in the last two years from larvae 

 of the same year, and I have pupa? iioav (September 17th, 1907) 



