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rather scarce. A female, taken on June 17th, has three secondary spots 

 with white pupils on each fore-wing. They are in the position 

 described by Mr. Tutt, Brit. JJutts., p. 393. Second brood very 

 common, but little variation observed ; a partial third brood occurred 

 here in October, 1893, but nothing of the kind was observed in 1896, or 

 in the present year, 1897. P. et/cria, L. var. e;/erides, Stdgr. — 1896 : 

 Very common, much more so than usual. It is difficult to say, with 

 certainty, how many broods occur in a favourable year, but in 1896 

 four occurred here ; the dates (which are, as near as possible, absolute, 

 and refer to one locality only) being as follows : First brood, April 

 30th to June 2nd. Second brood, June 13th to July 6th. Third, 

 July 18th to August 5th. (Fairly common, but much worn on latter 

 date ; possibly on the wing for some time longer, but none seen on 

 August 20th). Fourth, September 14th. It was more numerous 

 on the 16th, but after that the weather set in very wet and cold, and 

 no more were observed. 1897 : First brood. May 1st to June 12th. 

 Second, June 17th to July 11th. (In fair numbers on the latter date, 

 but all much worn). Third, August 14th to September 20th. Up to 

 date no fourth brood has been observed. The males show considerable 

 variation in the extent of the pale spots ; some have them much 

 reduced and more fulvous in shade, ab. intermedia, Tutt, while in one 

 or two instances they are nearly obliterated altogether from the hind- 

 wings. I have noticed that the females emerge with great regularity, 

 about ten days later than the first males ; they also remain on the wing 

 for a much shorter period than the latter, disappearing after about 

 twelve or fifteen days. The males, on the other hand, occur over a 

 period of about five Aveeks in all the broods except the fourth. 

 (Newman — who gives April 10th to 20th only — seemed to know less 

 about this than some of the other species). Hipiiarchia semele, L. — 



1896 : Occurred in fair numbers in several parts of the district — most 

 numerous on the chalk and lower greensand, but it also occurred on a 

 boggy moor on the Bagshot sand, where it seemed as much at home 

 as on the dry stony hills, with which usually it is associated. The 

 males show some variation in the extent of the pale markings, some 

 have traces of a pale band on both fore- and hind-wings, and the orange 

 spots on the latter large ; of ab. srilfma, Tutt. a few, and of ab. caeca, 

 Tutt, two or three. Some of the females are very large, and richly 

 coloured, several being over 2iin. in expanse. 1897 : Scarce, and 

 much later than last year. EjrinejJwle janira, L. — 1896 : Abundant 



1897 : Not nearly so numerous. Most of those observed were typical, 

 but a number of males of the ab. sKjfma, Tutt, were taken. E. tithunm, 

 L. — 1896 : Very common, more so than for several years past. 1897 : 

 Much less numerous. Variation very slight. Knudia Iniperantlnis, L. 

 — 1896 : Common, but less so than in some years ; 1897 : Rather 

 scarce. It is always local here. The ocellated spots vary slightly in 

 size and number, but nothing remarkable was observed. ( 'oenoniiniphu 

 pamjdiilns, L. — 1896 : Not very common ; which is rather remarkable, 

 in most years it is, perhaps, the most abundant species found in the 

 district. 1897 : Very common. First brood late, not out until May 

 25th. Second, also very late, being only just emerging on August 

 30th. Variation slight, but one or two males of the ab. hjllun, Esp., 

 occurred ; the ab. orcllata, Tutt, also occurred in fair numbers. 



