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Noctiia haja, Apamea ociilea, and Leiicania pallcns. There is plenty of 

 ragwort to be found here, but I have never found it particularly 

 attractive in this district until I tried, on this date, the experiment of 

 treacling the blossom. It was quite the stickiest job I have ever 

 tackled ! however, it proved successful, but I was disappointed that 

 only common insects turned up at the feast I provided for them during 

 the next three or four weeks. Amongst the visitors were : — Noctua 

 plecta, xY. hoja, Leucania palle7is, L. coni(/era (in swarms), Hydroecia 

 nictitmi^, H . micacea, Amoebe viriiiaria, Kupitliecia tenuiata, etc. 



July 25th. — Faran/e aef/eria (second brood) and Noctua plecta 

 (second brood). 



July 26th. — Celastrina an/iolioi (second brood). — It was curious, 

 considering the abundance of this species in the spring, that the summer 

 brood was not at all plentiful. The latest date on which I saw this 

 butterfly was September 15th. Onuphos nbttcttrata. 



August 3rd. — i\ii)ina iimrinata (second brood).- — Ithiiikl saw one of 

 these little day-fliers on this date. However, I met with a fresh- 

 looking specimen at rest on a leaf in a hedge on August 16th which I 

 am sure of. I also fancy a small, drab-coloured moth I saw Hying in 

 the sunshine as late as September 15th was also this species. 



August 5th. — Pieris rapae (second brood). 



August 7th. — EnpitJiecia piunilata (second brood). 



August 8th. — Rtiiidcia phlaeas (second brood), Piircuueis cardui (new 

 brood). I'arargc nmjaera (second brood). — Latest record, September 

 17th. 



August 9th. — Noctua xantlwuraplia, Luperina testacea (Tintern) and 

 Cidaria silnceata (second brood). 



August 11th. — TripJiosa dubitata (fresh brood) and Anaitis plcvjiata 

 (2nd brood). 



August 12th. — Evniieleda blandiata. 



August 13th. — Hydroecia micacea. — -Latest record September 16th, 



August 19th. — Hepialus syh-inu!<. 



August 20th. — Luperina cespitis (Tintern). — ^The 3 s were not un- 

 common at light on the Gloucestershire side of the valley. 



August 25th. — Noctua rubi (second brood, Tintern) and A\ unibrosa. 



August 27th. — Gonoptera libatrix {also bred, August 10th). 



August 31st. — Epineuronia popularis. — The 3 s common at light. 



September 1st. — Hadena protea (bred). — I obtained several larvas 

 off oak during May. 



September 3rd. — Polia eld. — Also bred on August 16th. 



September 5th. — j\lelanippe subtristata (second brood, Tintern). 



September 11th. — Aniathes pistacina (bred, Tintern) and Eupithecia 

 subfulvata, 



September 13th. — Gonejiteryx rhavmi, Pararye aeyeria (third brood), 

 CHix ylaurata (second brood) and Noctua ylareosa. 



September 14th. — Xanthorhoe {Melanippe) unavjulata (second 

 brood) and (Jidaria truncata (second brood). 



September 15th. — Pyrameis atalanta. — I bred one on August 3rd 

 from a pupa found in spun up nettle leaves. 



September 18th. — Cidaria iiniiianata (very worn, the only specimen 

 seen) and Asphalia diluta. 



September 19th. — Amathes lunosa (a new record for us in St. 

 Briavels). 



