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and Hcspcria nylcamis, a very early date for a first appearance. At 

 Cuxton, on May 20tli, Lycama beUargns was in great numbers. The day 

 was showery and windy, with scarcely any sun, but careful searching 

 gave a splendid lot of females, some brilliantly tinted with the male 

 coloration, and with varying depths of intensity and size in the 

 orange-red spots bordering the wings, but the best catches were a 

 female with the left side of a Avhitish colour due to the pigment l)eing 

 undeveloped, and an undoidited natural S' hybrid between hellurgns 

 and corydon. The shape and general character of the latter is that 

 of corydon, the colour not quite so Ijrilliant, but falling very short of 

 that of hcllargns. Euclidia (jlypliica, E. mi, Lycwna medon, and Scojiaria 

 dnl)italis were not uncommon. Odd sjiecimens of NevieophiJa plantaginis 

 and Addalia ornata were disturlied, whilst about ten miniites " beating " 

 produced two Phoxopteryx derasana, Emmelesia albidata, Botya pnndalh, 

 Eupithccia svbumhrata, Lobesia reltquana, Nemopiliora schioarziella, Corycia 

 taminala, C. temerata and a few other common species. Psyche pmlla 

 was common, as also was Ccenonympha pamjjhilns, but only one Euchlo'e 

 cardainines was seen. A heavy storm, about 4 p.m., drove us to the 

 railway station, much to our disgust, as there is no doubt two or three 

 hours' beating would have much increased our day's " bag." On May 

 22nd I was again in the woods. Larvae of V. iirticce were in all stages of 

 growth, pupa? and both fresh and hybernated imagines were also found. 

 Corycia taminata was in great abundance, as also were Acidalia remuiata, 

 Cidaria coryJata, Pecliipogon barbalis, Strenia clathrata and Asthena candi- 

 data. Less abundant were Corycia temerata, Melantliia ocellata, Melanippe 

 sociata and Cidaria russata, but Epliyra porata, E. omicronaria and lodis 

 lactearia had to be much overhauled for good specimens, only five full- 

 coloured specimens of the latter being captured. Numeria jndveraria was 

 worn, one Eurymene dolobraria and one Tephroxia luridata were beaten 

 oiit, and I saw the first Aspilates strigitlaria. How pale ovir woodland 

 form is compared with those from the moors either in the North or 

 South ? A few beautifully fresh Hesjjeria sylvamis and Syrichthns 

 malvce were captured, Euclidia mi and a few Heliaca arbidi were taken 

 flying in the sunshine with a single Pyratista imrpmraJis, the wood 

 form of this species is rather different to that from the chalk. 

 Eupithecia plmnbeolata was common but getting worn, Ennnelesia 

 albidata just coming out, as also was Asthena hdeata among the 

 maple, whilst two fine Lifhosia aureola were welcome. Eticlidia 

 ylyphica was flying high round the oaks, a strange habit for this 

 species it appeared to me. I only saw one Venilia macidata, a 

 sjDCcies generally very abundant here. Three Selenia hnaria were 

 beaten out, all cocks of course because I wanted a hen for eggs. A 

 second brood of Lasioramata cegeria had begun to emerge, Evchloe 

 cardainines ? (the only female this year), L. megcera, C. j^amjMvs, 

 L. medon and one freshly emerged Argynnis euphrosyne being the only 

 Diurni besides the three common Pierids. Procris statices was very 

 rare, and I saw but one Nemeophda phmtaginis. A specimen of 

 Pldogophora meticulosa was knocked oiit. Of the Tortrices, Dichro- 

 ramp)ha sequana, D. plumbana, D. phimbagana, A. a^iieana, Catopitria 

 hypericana, P. lecheana, Penthina pruniana, Ephippiphora nigricostana, 

 E. trigeminana, Stigmonota roscticolana, S. germarana and S. internana 

 put in a first appearance, some commonly, others only singly, whilst 

 several species of Elachlstidte were abundant. This latter fact drew 



