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occurred, as did Pelurga coi/iitata; whilst an odd specimen of Eubolia 

 mensuraria brings the captures in this group to an end. 



Among the Tortrices I got more species. I saw two larv^ only of 

 Halias chlorana, but Tortrix dumetana was much more abundant than 

 last year, and I set a good number. T. py7-astra/ia, xylosfeana, rosaiia, 

 hej>ara}ia, 7-ibeatia, iinifasciana and costaua were noted in more or less 

 abundance, whilst a itw T. pallea?ia were captured. Peronea co7npa- 

 rana, perplexana and schaUeriana all turned up, and, as usual, together. 

 I have seen a very considerable number of pe?plexaJia now, including 

 several that have gone through Mr. Barrett's hands, and I am as unable 

 as ever to distinguish them from comparana. That compm-ana and 

 schallei'iana are but colour varieties of one species has long been my 

 opinion, and I expect to see all three telescoped into one species shortly 

 by breeding from the egg. P. variega?i:i occurred, and P. shephcrdana 

 was just commencing to put in an appearance. P. hastiatia occurred 

 in all stages — larvse, pupce and imago. I used to think this was double- 

 brooded, but it appears in the Fen to occur all the year round without 

 break. Houghton gets the imago in the winter and spring, and larvae 

 in May on to November, the imago occurring from June until the fol- 

 lowing May. Some of the larvcC I got were full-fed, some just hatched, 

 whilst the moths were obtained at the same time. A few specimens ot 

 Dictyopteryx uliginosana : all of that form with the central black dot 

 which, I believe, characterises the second brood, were taken, and D. 

 holmiaiia noticed on the sugar. Ditula seniifasciana came sparingly to 

 sugar. I could not find a method to get this freely, although I believe 

 it must occur rather commonly. Some fine fresh specimens of ^/^//(jiA? 

 roscEColana were taken in the middle or August, whilst the extremely 

 local Sericoris fiiligana, on one evening only, came for a short time rather 

 freely to light. The black form of S. lacunana was only once noticed, 

 and Orthotcenia antiqicana and O. ericetafia occurred very rarely at 

 light. Sciaphila chrysajithemajia, a very large and dark form, came to 

 light ; whilst a late specimen of Ckpsis rusticana and a ? Bacira 

 lanccolana were netted. The dwarf sallow form of Hypermecia 

 criiciana was common. The second brood of Phoxopteryx paludana 

 was just beginning to put in an appearance, as also was P. inornatana; 

 but I got a fine and long series of P. siculana from the buckthorn. 

 This was the first time I ever saw the species other than very rarely. 

 Pccdisca solandriatia was represented by an odd specimen, as was 

 Ephippiphora cirsiana. Opadia funebrana larvae were in evidence as 

 usual. How well Houghton appears to breed this species ! My cap- 

 tures of Stigmonota orobana were this year restricted to two or three 

 specimens. This was due to the fact that I did not often spend the 

 afternoon in the Fen. Catoptria was represented by two or three spe- 

 cimens each of scopoliaiia and expallidana, whilst the second brood of 

 the so-called Fen Eupcecilia vectisana was accompanied by a few spe- 

 cimens of E. tiotulatia and E. udana. Xanthosetia hainana was abun- 

 dant. An odd specimen or two of Concliylis straniineaua brings our 

 captures in this group to a close. 



Among the Tinkina our captures were few enough. Rarely was the 

 weather still enough to give them a chance of flight. Plutella cruci- 

 ferarian was everywhere. Pliibalocera quercella came to sugar, as did 

 some dozen species of Depressarice^ all, I believe, common. Of the 



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