180 THE entomologist's kecord. 



several consecutive days a few 3 s paid my orchard a visit and fought 

 each other for a favourite perch on the leaves of one particular apple- 

 tree. Although this species occurs commonly on the Monmouthshire 

 side of the valley, this is the first year I have met with it in Glouces- 

 tershire. Adopaea linea, Xudaria niiiiulana. Cleoceris viniinalis. — I 

 also bred a few of this variable species from larvae oft' sallow, the 

 first emerging on June 28th. Miana bicoloria and E)ipithecia 

 tenniata. 



July 16th. — Drjias paphia. — Rather common in my orchard. I 

 netted a rather curious J" , with the apex of the forewings devoid of 

 spots. Anthmccra trifnlii. lAtltoaia liirideola. — I kept two larvae, one 

 found on a stone wall, and the other on the trunk of a Cedrus deudara. 

 By feeding them on the young shoots of sallow, I managed, for the first 

 time, to rear the perfect insect. Bri/ophila peda, Abraxas sijlrata, A. 

 grofisiilariata and Cureiiiia didi/iiiata. 



July 17th. — MalacoRouia neiistria. — The larvae were common in the 

 hedges ; the first season we have found them so since we have collected 

 in this district. Noctiia aiujuy, Zimdonnatlia tarsipennalis and 

 Eupithccia coronata. 



July 18th. — Bitlujii qitmxus. — -The larva; were common in May, and 

 I bred a nice series of this butterfly, the first emerging on July 1st. 

 Two I bred are worth noting : (i) A <? with underside of forewings 

 suffused with orange over one-quarter its area from the inner angle, 

 (ii) Another 3^ , the markings on the underside unusually dark and 

 conspicuous, especially the discal lunules. Although the pupre of this 

 species are not fastened in any way to their cocoons (!) I fancy the 

 larvae may very occasionally attempt to pupate on the tree. I, at any 

 rate, found a larva, evidently full-fed, resting in a small chamber 

 formed of web and fragments of leaf, etc., spun round the leaf and 

 flower stalks at the end of an oak twig. Being interested, I did not 

 disturb it, but left it alone for further observation. During the 

 following few days I looked at it occasionally, and once or twice 

 inspected it after dark with a lamp. It never moved, but gradually 

 altered in colour in the way this larva does before pupating. One 

 morning I found the little cell empty, and no sign of the larva ; either 

 it had been picked out by some insectivorous bird, or else it had, as I 

 believe, pupated, and not being attached had fallen to the ground. 

 Considering the abundance of the larvje during the spring, I 

 was surprised not to see more than one example of the butterfly on 

 the wing during the summer. VancHm. io (fresh brood), Tephroda 

 bistortata (2nd brood) and Addolia scutulata. 



July 19th. — Calyiiinia trapezina. 



July 20lh.- — Jlydroecia nictitans, Crocallu elbujnana and Zonosoma 

 2)0 rata. 



July 21st. — Cerigo iiiatiira. 



July 22nd. — Aniphipyra tragnpogonis, A. jigramidea. Pliida gatxma. 

 — The fresh brood now began to appear. The latest record for this 

 species was December 7th, at Tintern. 



July 23rd. — Leucania litharggda (very worn) and Eubolia limitata. 



July 21th. — Pieris braa.dcae. — The larvae were found feeding on the 

 seed-vessels and leaves of Jdesperis matronalis. At least two of them 

 pupated on the small upper leaves of some neighbouring perennial 

 sunflowers, attaching themselves to the upperside along the midrib. 



