46 THE entomologist's becord. 



I think is unusual. The <? s of Bomhyx rubi were in abundance, rush- 

 ing madly over the park, from 4 p.m. till dusk, when the $ s came out 

 and found their way to the moth trap. I have neither taken larvae nor 

 imagines of Odonestis potatoria, but one day came across some eggs, and 

 I have only found Satumia pavonia in the larval state. Platyjyferyx 

 f alalia is the onl}^ " hooktijj " I have observed in this district, and that 

 is not at all common ; Cilix Hjnmda came to the moth trap both in May and 

 August ; larva? of Cerura vimda were not uncommon on the same poplars 

 on which Smerinthus populi larvae were found. Sir John Llewellyn's 

 gardener took two Stauropuft fagi at rest, but I had not the luck to come 

 across any. Pterostoma palpina, Lophoptteryx camelina, Notodonta dic- 

 tcBoiden, N. zkzac, N. chaonia, N. dodoncea and Pygcera bucephala were 

 attracted by the moth trap, and larva? of Notodonta dromedarius, N. 

 ziczac and Pygcera pigra were taken, the last-named rather commonly. 

 Among the sugar frequenters, Gonophora derasa and Thyatyra batis, 

 and Asphalia diluta put in an appearance. Bryophila muralis and B. 

 peria were found on a wall between Swansea and Sketty. Larva? of 

 Cmpidia tridens and C. psi, were taken, also a single one of C. alni. 

 Vimhiia riimicis was common, both at rest on posts by sandhills, and at 

 sugar on the same posts. I also found about a dozen larvee of it feed- 

 ing on strawberry leaves, and a few on the small yellow rose-trees tliat 

 grow on the sandhills. Leiicania conigera and L. turca were scarce ; 

 L. liltoralis, L. comma, L. pollens and L. impura being fairly common at 

 sugar. Mr. Birkenhead informed me that he took Leucania jmtrescens 

 in this district also, but I have not been fortunate enough to turn it up. 

 Tapinostola ftdva came to light, as also did Gortyna ochracea, sparingly, 

 and I found a few pupa? of the latter inside the stems of Enpatorium 

 cannabinum. Hydroecia niditans was very abundant at light and flowers, 

 particularly the ornamental heath, and some very nice forms were obtained, 

 hundreds being turned away from my moth trap ; an occasional H. mica- 

 cea also visited the trap. Xylophasia rurea and its var. combusta, as well as 

 X. lithoxylea were plentiful round the rhododendrons, whilst X. hepatica, 

 and X. scolopacina (only three of the latter) came to sugar ; X. mono- 

 glyphi, as usual, being a perfect nuisance, knocking the rarer moths 

 off. Ediophobus p)opidaris tried to monopolize the trap, but without 

 success, as a fair sprinkling of Charceas graminis, Luperina testacea and 

 L. cespilis found their way in. Mamestra albicolon, 31. brassicce, M. 

 persicarue, Apamea basilinea, A. gemina and a very nice form between 

 it and var, remissa, A. didyma, Miana sfrigills, M. fascmncnla, M. literosa 

 and M. bicoloria came to sugar, and Chortodes arcuosa to light, as also 

 did Grammesia trigrammica, Caradrina morpheus, C. alsines, C. taraxaci, 

 C. quadnpundata and Biisina tenebrosn ; some very fine dark specimens 

 of the last-named species being taken. Agrotis vestigialis was taken by 

 shaking the overhanging roots of the sand-rush. I obtained one beau- 

 tiful form by this means, the whole of the fore wings being suffused 

 with pink ; Agrotis snffusa, A. saucia, A. segetum (some black), and A. 

 exclamationis came freely to sugar, with an occasional A. corticea, A. ripce, 

 A. nigricans, A. tritici and Lycophoiia strigula. I took three or fom* 

 A. prcecox in the same way as A. vestigialis was captured, two also were 

 taken, one at rest on the house, and the other stuck to the wax of a 

 candle in a bedroom ; how they came that distance I don't know, im- 

 less it was the light that attracted them, as the house is at least a mile 

 from the sea, as the crow flies. I took two Noctua glareosa at sugar ; 



