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in June, Cidaria trnncatn, Eue.omiia vr.dulata, Hi/dmcampa iu/nip]>a'<ifn, 

 Eachromia pnrpurana, Catoptria hypericana, Mehmippe hastata, Aiyji/restlna 

 mendica and albistria. Sciaplnlachri/santhrma'ia. Penthina c<>rticana. Scopvla 

 olkalis, Tortrix viridana, Spilodes certicalis, Zandorinatha (jriscalis, 

 Asthena Ivteata and Adtia degeereUa occurred, while on the marshes as 

 early as the 2nd of the month, a few almost full-grown larvae of 

 B. castrensis were found and young broods were common. In this 

 neighbourhood castrensis is still to be found freely every year in its 

 rather restricted haunts. In ordinary seasons it seldom happens that 

 parasites are bred from the larvaj ; but there was an exception this 

 year, for many of the larvae were destroyed by them. Other insects 

 found were Camptogramma hilineata, Eiqnthecia oblongata and snhumhrata, 

 a fine Spilosoma mendica $ , Bucculatrix marithna (abundant), Homaosoma 

 sinueUa, Leucania pallens, Platyptilia gonodacti/la, Doryphora palmtrella 

 (among Scirpus maritima), Tinea pellionella, Spilonota trimacidana, 

 Uropteryx sambucaria, Xanthosetia hamana, Sphaleroptera ictericana, 

 Scoparia, dabitalis, Platytes cerusellns, Acidalia dimidiata, Cidaria fidvata, 

 Caradrina morpheus, Crambus cidiiiellus, Scythropia craicegella, Timandra 

 amataria (worn), Acidalia incanaria, Phtheochroa rugosana, Xylophasia 

 lithoxylea. Crambus hortuellus, Acidcdia immntata, Macroglossa stellatarum, 

 cocoons of Zygcena fiUpendulce everywhere, and larvae of Eriogaster 

 lanestris. 



At Eastwood, in July, Asthena candidata, Cerostoma costella, radiatella 

 (abundant and in great variety), sylvella, Harpipteryx xylostella, Pcedisca 

 corticana, Cabera pusaria, Rodojjhmi consociella, Hedya ocellana and 

 dealbana, Pcedisca profundana, Lyccena astrarche, Argynnis adippe, 

 Pararge viegcera, Melanargia galatca, Mimoeseoptilus plagiodaciylus, the 

 last beaten out of scabious. Botys fiiscalis, Acidalia trigeminata, Crambus 

 inquinatellus, Scapula prunalis, Emmelesia alchemillaia, Tortrix unifasciana, 

 Argyresthia nitidella, Gonepteryx rhamni, Phytoinetra riridaria, Polyom- 

 viatm phlceas, Ennychia octomaculata, Agrotis suffnsa, Orthotcenia anti- 

 quana (Stachys sylvatica gi'owing near) occurred, while in Southend 

 Abraxas grossulariata, Eiqnthecia pumilata and Phibalocera quercana were 

 taken ; Coleophora argeniida was bred from seeds of A. millefolium ; 

 Catoptria cemulana var. tripoliana from sea-aster, and candidtdana from 

 the flowers of sea- wormwood ; Ewpcecilia roseana from Dipsacus. At 

 Eastwood, in August, Pcecilia nivea, Carpocapsa splendidana, Vanessa 

 atalanta and Asthena candidata were taken : nearer Southend, Orgyia 

 antiqna (at rest), Aspilates ochrearia, Eubolia bipiinctaria, Bryophila pierla, 

 Tortrix costana, Eugonia cpiercinaria, Noctua xanthographa, Miana 

 bicoloria (a very abundant insect on the marshes), Catoptria aimulana 

 var. tripoliana and Crambus selaselhis at dusk ; Calyvmia affinis and 

 trapezina and Pterophorus monodactylus (very variable) at sugar ; Agrotis 

 segetum, Noctua c-nigrum, Leucania ijallens and impmra at ragwort. I 

 was fortunate in finding towards the end of the month a large number 

 of larvje of Phorodesma smaragdaria. In September ragwort yielded 

 Nomophila noctiiella, Caradrina quadripmnctata and Plusia gamma ; sugar, 

 N. noctuella, Phlogopthora meticulosa, Agrotis puta, Xanthiafidvago (cerago), 

 and gilcago (3 only), Agrotis segetum and suffusa, Depressaria arenella, 

 Xanthia circellaris, Hypena proboscidcdis, Agrotis saucia, Ajjamea didyma, 

 Triphoina comes, Anchocelis litura, pistacina, Triphcena pronuba, Anchocelis 

 rujina and Orthosia lota. At light, N. uoctnella (very abundant everywhere) 

 Crambus gcaicideas ; Neuronia populavis, Hydrccc/a inicacca, Acidalia 



