18 [June, 



In the muMle of April, when Laverna decorella was getting over, L. siih-histri- 

 gella made its appearance (also hybernated), and continued to occur through May, 

 in which month L. epilohiella also appeared, and occasional specimens of Microp- 

 te'i-yx Thunicrgella, Acrolepia pygmceana, Perittia obscurepunctella, and Oi^nix 

 guttea. But these appear to be only chance visitors, and not regular inhabitants. 

 The same may be said of Odontopera hidentata, Heynerophila ahruptaria, Cidaria 

 suffuma/ria, and several other Gcometrce, which occasionally tumbled into the net ; 

 but Cidaria silaceata evidently has a preference for the thatch, as, although not a 

 common species here, I beat it out repeatedly. 



At the end of May, the first brood of Coriscium Brongniardellwm made its 

 appearance. 



In June, thatch-beating was lost labour. I have no record of anything 

 obtained in that month, except Melanippe unangulata, and, of course, the long-lived 

 Depressana arenella and propinquella, which seem resolved to see their offspring 

 on the wing before they die. From furze stacks, however, I beat Acidalia sub- 

 sericeata, Coremia pectinitaria., Mamestra anceps, and other common Nochice, and 

 Gelecliia diffmis. 



In July, CEcophora fuscescens was excessively abundant among thatch com- 

 posed of dead heath and broom, on which it seems likely that its lai-va may feed. 

 CB. minutella occurred along with it. From ordinary thatches, I obtained Gelecliia 

 affims, rhombella, domestica, tricolorella, chance specimens of Elachista nigrella, and 

 the black variety of Prays Curtisellus, Eudorea mercurialis in abundance, and 

 Ampliypyra tragopogonis pretty frequently. Towards the end of the month, DepreS' 

 saHcB began to appear ; costosa^ albipv/nctella, and chcerophylU being the first. 



In August, Triphcena ja,nthina was not uncommon, and orbona and pronuba 

 were quite a nuisance, kicking and fluttering about, and disturbing the small things, 

 which are generally active enough without any provocation. The second brood 

 of Cidaria silaceata also occurred, faithfiil to the habits of its parents, and Eudorea 

 muralis and Grambus falsellus only sheltered where, in all probability, they had 

 fed as larvee. Gelechia domestica and tricolorella were not over, and were joined by 

 G. diffinis, Lyellella, and gemmella. Cerostoma costella occuiTed very seldom for so 

 common an insect, — a matter that deserves investigation, seeing that C. radiatella 

 is, perhaps, without exception, the commonest species in thatch. The Depressariw 

 came out this month in great force : Alstnemeriana, purpurea, dliella, albipunctella, 

 chcnropliylli, nervosa, and heracliana, in abundance ; arenella, propinquella, and 

 applana, in swarms ; while carduella, conterminella, ocellana, and Yeatiana, wei'o 

 rather scarce. All these, with the exception of conterminella, continued to appear 

 throughout the autumn, as did Coriscium Brongniardellum (2nd brood), in plenty. 

 At the end of this month, my old favourite, Laverna decorella made its appearance 

 with L. epilobiella. 



In September, the two last-named species were common, as was L. sub-bistri- 

 gella ; and Depressaria umbellana, atomella, subpropinqnella, pinipinclla;, and the 

 novelty, olerella, made their appearance. Tinea cloacella and rusticella found it 

 convpnient, this month, to seek the protection of thatch, along with Theristis 

 cnudella, Gelechia costella, Gracilaria stigmoiella., Coriscium cuculipennellum, and 

 even Pterophorus ptmctidactylus. Hadena protea occasionally tumbled into the net ; 

 PhyUocnistis saUgno, was common at one farm in the midst of a wide extent of 



