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ground in search of a pupating place. Sugar has attracted very well 

 all the summer, excepting just when the lime trees were in blossom, and 

 then Cosmia pyralina came to it all alone by itself. To-night, for 

 instance, I am writing this after returning from sugaring, the result of 

 which is 32 fine Xanthia cifrago and a few Asphalia dihita and Catocala 

 fmpta, besides netting Lnperina cespitis and Tapinostola fiilva between 

 times. The species I have taken at sugar this summer are as follows : — 

 June. — Apamea laianimis, Dianthcecia cucubali, Miana lasciimcula, M. 

 strigilis, Dianiha'cia capsincola^ Xyloplmsia hepatica, X. rurea, Tliyatira 

 batis, Gonophora derasa, Rusina tenebrosa, Granuiiesia trigraiintnca, Axylia 

 putris, Agrotis exclainaiionis, Neiiiia reticulata, Apa/nea basili?iea, 

 Aero ny da {Cuspidia) megacephala, Hadena okracea, H. genista, H. 

 i/ialassina, H. dissiniilis, Dipterygia scabriuscula, Xyhphasia sublustris, 

 X. lithoxylea, Eiiplexia Incipara, Noctiia bruunea, N. festiv r, JV. p/ecta, 

 Triphcena pro/iuba, Aplecta ucbulosa, A. adrena, A. prasijia, A. tincta, 

 Mamestra sordida, Apamea gemiua, Mamcstra persicarice, M. b-rassicce, 

 Agrotis segetum, A. corticea. July. — Some of the species taken in June 

 became more plentiful this month. Additional things were : — 4.ronycta 

 {Bisulcia) ligiistri, A. {Cuspidia) leporina, A. ( Viminia) rumiris, l.eucania 

 impudens, L. conmia, L. tujca, Cymatophora duplaris, Xylopha ia mono- 

 glypha, Cosmia pyralina, Apamea didyt/ia, Noctua siigmatica, N. 

 triaiigulum, N. augur, Triphana comes, Miana bicoloria, Leucania pollens, 

 Caradrina morpbeus, C. alsines, C. taraxaci, Cerigo matura, hadetia 

 dentina, Agrotis strigula, A. svlvata, Acidalia aversata, Larentia olivata, 

 L. viridaria, Hypenodes albistrigalis, H. costcestrigalis, Zonosoma linearia. 

 August. — Noctua stigmatica, Cosmia pyralina, Caradrina alsines, C. 

 taraxaci, etc., which were out at the end of July, came more freely this 

 month. Other things were : — Xylophasia scolopacina, Cosmia affinis, C. 

 dijffinis, C. trapezina, Dianthoccia cucubali, Triphxna fimbria, Ainphipyra 

 tragopogonis, A. pyramidea, Ncenia typica. Mania fnaura, Noctua 

 c-nigrum, N. plecta, N. xanthographa, N. umbrosa, N rubi, Phlogophora 

 meticulosa, Hydrcecia nictitans, Gonoptera libatrix, Ai^rotis tiigricans, A. 

 tritici, A.puta, Caradrina quadripunctata, Leucania lithargyria, Catocala 

 nupta, Hadena trifolii, Cidaria truncata, Lithosia griseola, and var. 

 stramineola, Nudaria mundana, Scotosia rhamnata, S. duhitata. Sept. — 

 This month's things are not much out yet, but up to now have come 

 Xanthia cifrago, Anchocelis rufina, A. litura, Xanthia circellaris, Hadena 

 protea, Asphalia diluta and Apamea leucostigma, the last named in a 

 beech wood high on the hill, and far away from any Iris or rush. 

 Larvte also have been plentiful. Endromis versicolor larvse from eggs 

 found on birch fed up well, and also several lots of the larvae which I 

 found later, all are spun up. Reniarkablv like little bunches of sawflies 

 these larvse are when young and when they separate, each one looks 

 very like a great grci, n ca'kin on the birch twigs 1 have also found 

 larvae of Notodo?ita carmelita on the birch. These were not sitting on 

 the twigs as Endromis 7'ersicolor does, but on the underside of the 

 leaves, along the stalk and midrib, makmg the leaves hang heavy with 

 their weight. By carefully searching maple, I got a good many larvse of 

 Lophopteryx cuculla resting or feeding always along the edge of the 

 eaten leaf. In looking for these I found a larva of Acronycta {Cuspidia) 

 aim sitting on the upper side of a maple leaf in a curved position, right 

 in the middle of the leaf and looking very conspicuous. I searched 



