202 THE entomologist's record. 



Gelechice — wornntella, oblitella, inorosa and qucestioneJla were the best, 

 whilst subocellea was the most abundant. Several species of the genera 

 Colcophora and Elachista occurred, I hardly know which yet. Of the 

 Pterophori, the second brood of Leioptibis microdactyla occurred 

 somewhat freely on Eupatoriuin cdmiabininn. Mimcescoptihis bipuncti- 

 dactyla were kicked up or came to light, whilst a small dark form of 

 what may be Pterophorus pteroda tyla {mofiodactyla), which I reported 

 last year, occurred sparingly. L. peiitadactyla was the only other species 

 observed. 



As will be at once noted, my captures were almost all common species, 

 nothing rare turning up. However, the setting of these kept me em- 

 ployed, and gave me a quantity of additional material to study local 

 variation. — J. W. Tutt. August, 1892. 



Lee. — There has been a great change in the entomological scene 

 during the last month, and if all goes on as it promises at present this 

 should be a really good season. After last year, the worst on record 

 from my experience, and 1889 and 1890 not much better, this is really 

 refreshing. At present, insects are swarming. Eupithecia dodoueata, 

 though late, has been commoner than usual, but in lovely condition. 

 Phibilapteryx vitalbata, Lygdia adustata, Loboplwra hexapterata, Chesias 

 obliquaria, Cidaria silaceata and many others have been far more 

 frequent than usual, some of them abundant. Tortrices are coming 

 out ; Grapholitha ladana is already flying thickly over the aspens, 

 Capua ochraceana in profusion among the hornbeams, and I took a few 

 Lobesia servillatia among the sallows a iQ.\N afternoons ago. There is, 

 of course, a rush of species in my breeding cages, and setting is quite a 

 business. Larvge also seem plentiful. — C. Fenn, Eversden House, 

 Burnt Ash Hill, Lee. June c^ih, 1892. 



HonHon. — The earliest sallows were in full bloom the last week in 

 March. On one evening only were moths abundant, and they were 

 the commoner Taniocampida^ and hybernated Cerastes, with one rarity 

 to make up — a female rubiginea. The latter is of the pale ochreous- 

 brown ground colour form, and has since obligingly laid eggs. Some 

 hatched early in May, and are feeding on apple and dandelion, though 

 they refused the latter when young. I visited the sallows frequently, 

 but found few visitors, as the bright moon and east winds in the earlier 

 part of April, whilst they were at their prime, seemed to keep insects 

 away, the only successful night (that on which I took rubiginea) 

 being cloudy, and a warm west wind blowing gently. Cidaria silaceata 

 emerged in my cages (indoors) towards the end of April, from larvae 

 bred last autumn. All the imagines, except one, have the dark trans- 

 verse band divided by a fine pale line ; whilst some imagines taken 

 at light at the end of last August, and so fresh that they had evidently 

 just come out, all have the band without this division.! I think there 

 can be no doubt that there are two broods in the south of England, 

 one at the end of April and the beginning of May, and the other 

 towards the middle and end of August. I have taken four female 

 Numeria pulveraria, flying during the day time in bright sunny weather 

 along the hedgerows. If missed at the first stroke of the net, they 

 dive down into the herbage, but are easily disturbed by the stick or 

 captured by searching. They appear to be looking out for sallow on 

 1 Vide, Ent. Rcc, vol. ii., p. 297. — Ed. 



