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specimen with the white ocelU unusually large, and some varieties of the 

 underside, also Geometra papilionaria and Flusia festucce. — Francis 

 Gayner, Beech Holm, Sunderland. 



Winchester. — Larvae seen pretty abundant. I have taken a lot of 

 Sphinx ligustri and Smerinthus ocellatus, and a fair lot of vS. tilicz. 

 Lobophora sexalata and Ephyra orbicularia are in fair numbers on the 

 Lyndhurst sallows, the latter on the low branches, and they drop at a touch, 

 also Hypsipetes impluviata on the alders in fair numbers, but they are 

 delicate. The commoner larvse, Notodonta dromedarius, N. ziczac, etc., 

 seem plentiful. I have taken several CucuUia lychnitis larvae here on 

 the flowers of the white mullein. They answer Mr. Owen Wilson's 

 description exactly. I took one Sphinx convolviili Vi\. the flowers o{ Nicotiana 

 affinis on the 8th, quite fre-^h, but no more have come, which is a 

 nuisance, as it cuts up the evening. One must wait for them after 

 getting one. They are singularly invisible for so large an insect. I 

 liave taken two very small Apatura iris larvK. Spilosoma lubricipeda 

 emerged on the 4th from this year's larvae. — G. M. A. Hewett 

 Winchester. September i^th, 1891. 



Deal. — July 4th to August A,th. — During this time, which was perhaps 

 a little less cold, wet and miserable than the rest of this wretched 

 season, collecting could only be accomplished at the risk of getting wet 

 through, and this was not at all an uncommon occurrence. So late 

 was the season that many June species were in full swing at the end of 

 July, and all data for future reference is absolutely useless. Most 

 collectors know Deal, so it is waste of time to go into details ; the 

 following are my principal captures, and I have given the date of the 

 first appearance of each species : — July 4th. Homceosoma sinuella, 

 Anerastia lotella, Crambus chrysonuchellus, Chrosis tes^erana, Eubolia 

 lineolata, Nydegretes achat inelPa^ A gratis ripc^ (2), A. corticea, Hadeiia 

 dentina, Leucania comma, Xyhphasia sublustris and Alamestra albicolon. 

 July 6th. Eupa'cilia rupicola, Lyccena alsus, Aplecta nebulosa, Herbula 

 cespitalis, Plafytes cerusellus, Agrotis zialii<^era, Hadena chenopodii, 

 IvPamestra anceps, Caradrina morpheus and C. blanda. July 7 th. Perotiea 

 comaria7ia, Acidalia imitaria, Spilonota neglectana, Axylia putris, 

 Mamestra persicarice, JVa'nia typica, Apamea basilinea, Noclua augur 

 and Hadena thalassina. July 8th. Ebulea crocealis, Eudorea pa/lidulalis, 

 Conchylis inopiana, Timandra ainafaria, Sphalei'optera ictericana, 

 Eupoccilia dubitana, Cuspidia megacephaia, Caradrina alsines, Apamea 

 gemina, Noctua trianguluni and Thyatira dcrasa. July 9th. Crambus 

 uliginosel/us, IPydrelia unca, Zygcena trifolii, Nudaria senex, Sericoris 

 conchana, Leucania pudorinct, Acidalia imniutata, Catoptria fulvana, 

 Scha'iiobius porpicellus, Argyrolepia mussehliana and Lithosia mesomella. 

 July loth. Orthotcetiia striana, Lithosia pygmceola, Cledeobia angustalis, 

 Paraponyx stratiotalis, Acidalia emutaria, Crambus inquinatellus, 

 Agrotis tritici and LPoma'osoma binccvella. July loth. Diantluvcia capsin- 

 cola, 3i.x\6. Dicrorampha simpliciana. July nth. Hypenodes albistrigalis, 

 Chesias spartiata, Botys fuscalis, Aphelia pratana, Hyria auroraria, 

 Leucafiia straminea, LLydrocampa stagnalis and Scoparia cembrce. July 

 13th. Cuspidia aceris, PiPelauippe galiata, J/, rivata, Calliniorpha domi- 

 nula, Acidalia promutata, Ephippipkora trigeminana, Oncocera ahenella, 

 Scoparia dubitalis and Agrotis 7iigricans. July i4lh. Leucania coni^era, 

 Cidaria fjilvata, Sciaphila nubilana, and JLabrostola urticce. July 15th. 



