48 THE entomologist's recoed. 



was placed at some distance from where I found the larvse, and the 

 plant gi'ows nearly everywhere round here. I also took P. chrysitis at 

 light, and P. Iota and P. pulchrina at various flowers and at rest. P. gamma, 

 as iisual, was a dreadful nuisance, and often disappointed me, when I 

 thought I had marked a P. chryson down. Heliaca tenebrata piit in an 

 appearance, though it was far from common, whilst Hydrelia unca was 

 rather common though local, it being very difficult to obtain in perfect 

 condition ; about 90 per cent, have some slight defect, generally a chipped 

 wing ; sometimes an antenna gone ; this may be accounted for by the reck- 

 less way in which they fly, one having actually impaled himself on a gorse 

 jDrickle. Phytometra viridaria occurred both in the park and on the cliffs, 

 the specimens from the latter place being much brighter in colour than the 

 l^ark ones. Euclidia mi and E. glyphica were both common in rough 

 meadows, and Toxocampa pastinum was also taken in the same place. 

 Biviila sericealis occurred sparingly in the same localities as Hydrelia unca. 

 Zandognatha grisealis and Z. tarsipennalis were not uncommon, and 

 beating the hedges in the neighbourhood of nettles produced clouds of 

 Hypena proboscidalis. Hypenodes coskestrigalis came to light and sugar, 

 my best take being five in one night. Amongst the Geometk.^, 

 Uropteryx sambncaria was common, flying about at dusk ; Epiione apiciaria 

 and E. advenaria, rare ; Piimia lufeoJata, and Metrocampa margaritaria, 

 common; Ellopia prosapiaria and Eurymene do/oirar/a, occasionally visited 

 the trap ; a few larvae of Pericallia syringaria were taken from privet. 

 Silenia bilunaria, S. lunaria, S. tctralunaria, Odontopera bidcntata, Cro- 

 callis elinguaria, Eugonia alniaria, E. erosaria, E. quercinaria and Himera 

 pennaria, all came to light. Amph'dasys strataria and A. betnlaria were 

 taken at rest, and also in the moth trap. Boarmia repandata and its 

 var. conversaria, B. gemmaria, Tephrosia consonaria, T. crepusciilaria 

 T. bmndidaria and T. p^mctulata were taken at rest ; the foiu- species of 

 Tfphrosia commonly ; some beautiful black forms of T. crepuscularia 

 and T. biundularia being obtained. Pseudoterjma pruinata occurred on 

 the cliffs, and I got two specimens that very nearly approach blue, 

 being entirely different in colour from the ordinary tyjje. Geometra 

 papiUonaria, lodis lactearia and Zonosoma porata came to the trap, whilst 

 Asthena Inteata, A. candidata, A. sylvata (1), Eupisteria obliterata, Acidalia 

 dimidiata and A. bisetata were obtained by beating bushes, &c. Acidnlia 

 immidata was rather rare this year ; A. remutata, A. aversata (banded 

 form) and its commoner var. ; Cabera jmsaria and C exanthemaria being 

 common. I came across a red currant bush almost defoliated by larvee 

 of Halia wavaria, and bred a nice series. Strenia clathrata was rare, but 

 Panagra petraria was kicked uj) at every step. Ematurga atomaria was 

 not common, hut Bupalus jyiniaria was ahundant. Abraxas grossulariata^ 

 Loviaspilin marginata, Hybernia ruptcapraria, H. leucophcearia, H. auran- 

 tiaria, H. marginaria, H. defoliaria, Anisopteryx cescidaria, Cheimatobia 

 hrumata, Oporabia dilidata all came to the trap. Larentia didymata 

 was very abundant, flitting along the hedgerows at dusk, and also a 

 nuisance, as no doubt a good many other Geometers were passed by 

 in mistake for them. One Larentia salicata was found at rest, and 

 L. viridaria was far from common. Emmelesia alchemillata and E. 

 decolorata were scarce ; E. albnlata, common wherever the yellow rattle 

 grew ; one E. unifasciata visited the trap. Among the pugs, of which 

 I am very ignorant, undoubted sjjecimens of the following were taken : 

 Eupithecia pulchellata, larvae and at trap ; E. oblongata, E. subfidvatay 



