LEPIDOPTERA IN THE WYE VALLEY DURING 1912. 87 



April 21st. — Fieiis napi, Lophopteri/x caiiielina (at light), Dapta 

 temerata and Melanippe fiiictiiata. 



April 22nd. — Pieris brassicae. — This first specimen, a small c? > is 

 remarkably like P. rapae both in the shape and the small expanse of 

 its wings. Triphosa duhitata (hybernated). 



April 23rd. — Panai/ra petraria and FAipithecia pinnilata. 



April 25th. — Runiia luteolata and Cidaria siip'iiinata. 



April 27th.- — Coreiiiia deaignata (Tintern). — Seen throughout the 

 summer until September 13th. 



April 28th. — C. unldentaria. — On the wing during the five following 

 months. 



April 29th. — Hqiocrita jacobaeae. — The latest record was July 15th. 

 Drepana eidtraria and Cidaria corijlata. 



May 5th. — Dre/jana. faleataria, Emuwlcsia affinitata. Enpithecia 

 dodoneata. — One at rest on a tree-trunk and another netted at dusk on 

 May 8th. 



May 6th. — fJesperia vialvae, Phi/taiiietra riridaria, Venilia inaculata, 

 Coremia ferrii</ata, Asthena candidata, Eiinnelesia aUndata and Lobophora 

 hexapterata (common on aspen trunks). 



May 7th. — Anaitis plagiata (first brood). 



May 8th. — Spiloaoina mentliastri, S. inendica (Tintern), Cabera 

 exantheinaria, Hemeropliila abruptavia (one very worn specimen) and 

 Enpithecia vuhjata. 



May 9th. — BrentJdv eitj>/iros>/ne. — On this date I netted a J with 

 the three inner spots in the discal cell coalescing and forming one 

 large blotch ; also the median band of spots on the wings are much 

 enlarged. Pararge viegaera, Nisoniades tages, Deiiias coryli (a ^ at 

 light), Cilix glaucata, Heliaea tenebrata, Cabera piimria and Ntoneria 

 pidveraria. Ligdia adnstata. — Met with sparingly throughout May, 

 June and July. Acidalia reinutaria, Melamppe iiiontanata and Eubolia 

 pliunbaria. 



May 10th. — Unmicia pldaeaa (Tintern), Pgrameis atalanta (Tintern), 

 Graiiiinesia trilinea (ab. bilinea on May 22nd), Habrostola urticae 

 (Tintern), Cidaria silaceata (Tintern) and Thera obeliscata. 



May 11th. — Aiiiorpha pojinli. — -A $ was found at rest on July 10th. 

 Leiocaiiipa phoebe (dictaca) (bred) and Asthciia bloiiwri. 



May 12th. — Pidugophora meticuloHa. Agrotis cinerca. — Two ^ s at 

 light, the second on May 20th. 



May 13th. — P(dyo)nrnatns icariis, Coenongniplia iiaiiip/iilKs, Dasgchira 

 pudibmida, Euclidia gb/phica, E. mi, Gonodontisbidentata, (Tintern) and 

 Minoa murinata. 



May 14th. — Dicranara viniila (Tintern). — Daring the summer 

 the larvfe were exceptionally abundant on poplar. Hcpialm lupuliniis, 

 Aph'cta 7iebulosa (bred, Tintern) and Hadena genistac. 



May 16th. — Juchatra alni (bred). 



May 18th. — Xglop/iasia nirea (Tintern). — Scarce: only a few 

 examples, referable to ab. eombasta, noticed. Epioiic ddvenaria and 

 Enpithecia centaureata (one only, taken at light). 



May 19th. — Hadena dentina. 



May 20th. — Noctna rnbi (Tintern) and Xola coufnsaliti. 



May 22nd. — "^pilowina Inbricipeda. Agrotis exclauiatiiDiis. — I bred 

 a ^ from a larva found in the garden under some weeds in July, 1911. 

 It stopped feeding in August, became " grub-like," and remained like 



