Q [January, 



places near London (Lee, Shooters' Hill and Kidbroot). 1 should 

 add that my determination of the species has been confirmed by Dr. 

 John Sahlberg. 



Colesbornc, Cheltenham : 



» December 5th, 1901. 



SUFFOLK LEPIDOPTERA IN 1901. 

 BY TI1E REV. E. N. BLOOMEIELD M.A., F.E.S. 



Two gentlemen, Mr. A. E. Gribbs, F.L S., of St. Albans, and Mr. C. A. Pyett, 

 of Ipsv.'ich, have both collected this summer in the same localities, Felixstowe and 

 Bentley, near Ipswich. Mr. Gibbs has sent me a full list of species met with by 

 him, with notes on their occurrence, and has authorized mc to send the following 

 account. His visit to Felixstowe extended from July 6th to August 5th ; the 

 whole of bis collecting was done within a few miles of the town, with the exception 

 of visits to the Bentley Woods on the 13th and again on the 23rd to the 25th of 

 July. 



Of the Rhopalocera, Limenitis Sibylla, L., was very plentiful in the Bentley 

 Woods, as was also Thecla querela, L., which flew in clouds round some young 

 aspens and oaks ; Lyccena argiolus, L., was also common there. Of the Heterocera, 

 Calligenia miniata, Forst., and Limacodes testudo, W. V., were taken at Bentley. 

 Porthesia chrysorrhcea, L., a single specimen at light, and Arctia villica, L., at 

 Felixstowe. The latter occurred also at the Orwell Woods. Many larvae of P. 

 chrysorrhcea were taken at Felixstowe by a friend of Mr. Gibbs. 



The Noctuce were in abundance at Felixstowe, and many interesting species 

 were met with. Mamestra abjecta, lib., M. albicolon, lib., Acronycta aceris, L., 

 Agrotis ripce, Hb., Aplecta advena, W. V., Hadena suasa, W. V., and Heliothis 

 marginata, F., all occurred, none of them singly, while long series of Agrotis 

 valligera, W. V. (vestigialis), A. nigricans, L., and A. trilici, L., were taken, in- 

 cluding many nice varieties. Apamea oculea, F., was also very abundant at 

 Bentley and Felixstowe ; some of its varieties were very much like A. ophiogramma, 

 Esp. A specimen of this latter species was taken by Mr. Pyett, in Ipswich, at 

 light. Thyatira batis, L., Cymatophora or, WW., Xylophasia scolopacina, Esp., 

 Noctua rhomboidea, Tr. (stigmatica) , and Orthosia suspecta, Hb., were all met 

 witb at Bentley Woods. 



The Oeometrce were not so well represented ; Acidalia trigeminata, Haw., 

 occurred at the Bentley and Orwell Woods ; this species, which is usually rare, is 

 far from uncommon in East Suffolk ; Macaria notata, L., was in good quantity at 

 Bentley, July 13th, while Acidalia emutaria, Hb., at Felixstowe, and Coremia 

 quadrifasciaria, L., at the Orwell Woods, complete the list of the better Geometrce. 



The Pyralides were in fair numbers ; Cledeobia angustalis, W. V., was locally 

 plentiful near Felixstowe, where also occurred Scoparia lineola, Curt., and Pyralis 

 fimbrialis, W. V., the latter species was abundant this year at Ipswich, as was 

 also Endotricha flammealis, W. V. ; two specimens of the rare Spilodes palealis, 

 W. V., were taken at Felixstowe, one at light, the other on the cliffs, and Ebulea 

 verbascalis. W. V., at Bentley. 



The Crambi were represented by several interesting species, Crambus pimlellus, 



