92 tHE entomologist's RECOfiD. 



no others being captured. An/ynnis cujlaia was abundant, and I heard 

 that Cupido minima was plentiful as a first brood on Whit-Monday. 

 Larvte of Sphin.c lujuatrl were common on privet, a collector telling me 

 that he took over 60 in two hours. A local professional collector 

 observed two Colias edum in June, but none since. — H. E. Pagk, F.E.S., 

 25, Casella Eoad, New Cross, S.E. 



New Forest. — I was in the New Forest in the middle of July, and 

 append a few notes, although we took nothing extraordinary. Amongst 

 the Diurni a feAV CJ-onepterijx rhamni were seen (both sexes), but it 

 was not very common. Dri/as paphia was getting worn, but we took 

 one or two interesting aberrations, which have been exhibited at the 

 City of London Ent. iSoc, and mentioned in the Ent. Record. Besides 

 these, we also captured two white-spotted ones — 1 ? , 1 ^ , and a few 

 An/i/nnis adippe. Kuijonia polijcldoroH came fairly freely to sugar. 

 We were not fortunate enough to take any of the black Limenitis 

 Hihijlla, and we only captured two Apatura iris, 1 <J and 1 ? , the latter 

 dying without ovipositing. {Melancm/ia (jalatea was fairly common at 

 Swanage). A brood of Paran/e ef/eria was coming out in the Forest. 

 Hipparchia aemele was plentiful (in both localities), the $ getting 

 commoner towards the end of our stay, and it came to treacle, as did 

 also Epinephele janira and E. tithonun. ZepJn/nis qiwrcih swarmed 

 round one small oak in an enclosure ; ChryHophanxis phlaeas was rare, 

 but we took one dark one approaching the ab. eleua. Coenonijnqdia 

 IHuiipliilus, Plebeius aegon, Cijaniria artjiolus, Pamphila sylvanua, and 

 T/iymelirHs linea were seen (also T. actaeon, at Swanage). Generally 

 speaking, however, we noticed nothing very particular as to the 

 abundance or otherwise of the day-flying Lepidoptera. Among the 

 moths, Nola strii/ula came fairly freely to sugar, but they were nearly 

 all very worn; and Nudaria sene.r, Ccdliyenia miniata and Lithosia 

 mcsomella were in a similar condition. Single specimens of L. helveola 

 and L. cnmplana turned up, the former on a tree-trunk, the latter on a 

 sugared post. Ellopia fasciaria and Pericallia si/rim/aria were over. 

 Cleora glabraria was commoner than we had ever seen it ; we took 

 eight in two days — they were mostly in bad condition, and though 

 all the 5 s were kept for ova, the result was nil. Boarmia ahietaria, 

 too, was not scarce, and we captured a few very fine ones on the larch 

 trunks. It is a rather difficult species to see, and it has a habit of 

 flying ofi" suddenly as you approach the trunk, and dropping sharply 

 to the ground and resting there ; fanning the trunks for them is a 

 good dodge. Tephrosia bistortata (2nd brood) were mostly worn, 

 and we only trod up one Gnophos obscurata. Epliyra orbicidaria did 

 not fly so freely as usual, or perhaps it was over, and Acidalia 

 .itraminata, A. emarginata and A. inornata were also rather worn. We 

 only saw one Macaria alternata, and two or three Pachyaiemia hippo- 

 castanaria and Collix sparsata. Sugar was decidedly poor, except for 

 the " crimsons," and in the Noctuides generally we did not do so well. 

 We found one Thyatyra bati.t at rest (I had never seen but one in the 

 daytime before, and that sat on a fence). It was sitting on a small 

 fir-branch, with the head towards the trunk, the wings close to the 

 twigs, except at the tips, reminding one rather of Asphalia jiaricornis, 

 and the petal-like spots did not render the insect at all conspicuous. 

 We made our first acquaintance with Acronicta leporina, taking one at 

 sugar. Leucania turca and L. pudorina were worn ; a few Caradrina 



