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finding insects in the south, not uncommonly, whose range I had sup- 

 posed to be chiefly northern, and I may cite Poedisca Bouchardana, = 

 7'uhiginosana, not at all a scarce insect in the south, as an example. 

 Times of flight are, in this connection, the chief point for consideration 

 in working, but, as a general rule, from 1 p.m. until an hour before 

 dusk, or even a little later, is the time that is most prolific in results. 



The following are my experiences of the times of flight of high- 

 flying Tor trices : — 



TORTRICES. 



Tortrix Podana, rosana, riheana, and heparana : from just before dusk till after 

 dark over high bushes, fruit trees, and among the lower branches (high up) of forest 



trees. T. piceana : very high and heavily over pine trees at dusk. T. xylosteana : 



sundown to dusk o\rer trees and bushes in woods, rapidly. T. diversana : over 



the tops of small birches at dusk ; flight similar to ribeana ; I have never taken it 



among elms. T. sorbiana and viridana : swarm over oaks, especially pollards, 



from an hour after sundown to dark ; sorbiana also flies wildly on wood paths. 



T. ministrana : from before sunset till nearly dusk, over bushes and tree tops. 



T. Forsterana : in plenty over the tops of high ivy-covered walls at dusk. 



Argyrotoza Conwayana : although generally flying among privet bushes in the 

 sunshine, has a second flight, just before dusk, high over the tops of the trees. 



Ftycholoma Lecheana : swarms over tree-tops and bushes from noon till dusk. 



Ditula semifasciana and Penthina caprceana : over the tops of sallows after 

 dusk. 



Hedya laricana : over the tops of young larches at dusk. II. dealbana : 



round the tips of the higher branches of various trees, especially oaks, at sundown, 



very abundantly. H. aceriana and neglectana : ditto, poplars. //. Servillana : 



late afternoon and at sundown among sallows, flies very high. 



Orthotcenia Branderiana : flies very wildly at dusk over high aspens, trees and 

 bushes. 



CnepJiasia musculana : from about 4 p.m. to dusk, very high over various trees, 

 abundant. 



Capua favillaceana : in the late afternoon and at dusk over high bushes of 

 hornbeam and oak, and around the high branches of oaks in bright sunshine. 



Anchylopera Mitterbacheriana : among oaks and birches from about 6 to 8 



p.m., sometimes earlier, flies high. A. upupana : 2 p.m. until 8 p.m., rapidly and 



very high among oaks and birches. A. lactana : abundantly at dusk over the 



aspen tops. 



Grapholitha Paykulliana : at dusk over the tops of birches. G. nisella : 



sundown to dusk ; flies rapidly over sallows, poplars and aspens. G. subocellana, 



= campoliliana : in swarms over the tops of tall sallows from sundown to dusk. 



G. minutana : in the sunshine about sunset, over the tops of aspens and balsam 



poplars. G. PenJcleriana : at dusk over the tops of hazels, alders, sallows, &c., 



and around the lower branches of the large alders. G. obtusana : among oaks, 



