26Q THE entojiologist's record. 



lliem plentifully here during April. Lijccuna argiolus was very common, 

 and Mr. Luff informs me that the larva here feeds freely on the flower 

 of the common bramble, which appears either to be a local food plant 

 for it or one not generally known. Sugar on the 11th near Bordeaux 

 Harbour j^roduced one A. saucia, and several Caradrhta superstes, with 

 Hadena dienopodii and abundance of commoner species. A second 

 attempt on the lltli resulted in a good series of C. superstes, which then 

 entirely replaced C. hlanda, Avhereas sugaring in July and September 

 in former years near St. Sampson's, I have found superstes in a great 

 minority compared with hlanda. A specimen quite new to me I also 

 captured, which Mr. Luff and m3'self agree in identifying as Agroiis 

 ■crossa, although not quite corresponding with the two specimens in 

 Mr. Luff's collection. A pair of A. ohelisca and a single fine ^ A. lunigera, 

 rather different from the Isle of Wight form, occurred (a very late date 

 again for so early a season), and which may turn out to be some closely 

 allied species in the continental fauna. Acidalia prromntaia also 

 occurred freely and in good condition, together with an occasional 

 Eiipitliecia centanreata and E.pmnilata. A few nights later I took in the 

 same sj^ot another sj^ecimen of the doubtful Agroiis crassa in better 

 ■condition, with two $ A. lunigera and one or two A. ohelisca, doubtful 

 l^ecause worn, together with a single Lencania pmtrcscens, rather worn. 

 We at once organized an expedition to Fermain Ba}^ after this very 

 local species, but it again turned out unsuccessful, there being very few 

 moths indeed at the sugar, either on tree trunks or flower heads, and 

 these, with the exception of one or two C. superstes, were of the 

 A'ery commonest species. This result caused me to return to m}"- old 

 localit}', -svhere I had another very good night on the 19th, and 

 captured another specimen of a species unknown to mj'self and which 

 Mr. Luff is unable to identify, — in my opinion a Lup)erina allied to L. 

 icstacea. Our other captures include Cerigo cytherea, Bnjopjhila perla, B. 

 gland if era, Agrotis saucia, with one A. suffusa, a few worn .4. puta, and 

 some few fine forms that I refer to A. tritici, a good series of Caradrina 

 superstes, and had we wished them, an abundance of commoner Noctu.^s. 

 My last expedition was on the 24th, when I was unfortunate in my choice 

 of the evening, the wind being decidedly cold and the moon very 

 Itright. Common Xoctu.e, principally A. segetnm were feeding freely, 

 Ijut C. superstes was almost absent, only four or five being seen. We 

 captured nothing of note, but A. saucia and Bri/op)hila glandifera were 

 fairly common. I expect to return to Freshwater before the end of 

 the month, and hope to be able to rejjort an improvement before the 

 ]Gth. I omitted to note the recurrence, so late as August 24th, of 

 A. lunigera, which has been over at Freshwater practically a month ; 

 we took three <? and one 2 in good condition. — Albert J. Hodges, 

 Guernsey. August 25th, 1893. 



Morpeth. — Insects are a little more plentiful at present than they were 

 in the early jiart of the season. I swept the following off the heather 

 blossom on August 7th : — Noctua glareosa, plentiful ; N. dahlii, a few; N. 

 Mcglecta, a few ; N. xanihographa, plentiful ; Orthosia suspecta, three ; 

 Agrotis suffusa, one ; Celmia haioorthii — as far as my experience goes with 

 this species, what are taken on the wing during the afternoon are invari- 

 ably males, but with the sweeping net you get the females ; Charceas 

 graminis — I got three pairs of this species in cop. at 10.30 p.m. ; the males 

 of this species are on the wing from 7.30 to about 10 a.m., ])ut I have 

 never taken any females at that time. Ypsipetes elutata, very plentiful ; 



