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abounded on the cliffs between Beacby Head and Eastbourne, to- 

 gether with an occasional L. Ahus, and, of course, any number of 

 L. Alexis. Altogether, about twenty-six species of butterflies 

 occurred. Of moths, Macroglossa fuciformis was common in the 

 " Long Meadow " in iVbbott's Wood, and I netted eight on one visit 

 at flowers of Ajuga repfans. M. stellatarum occurred in the wood, 

 and also on the cliffs at Eastbourne. Procris statices was common in 

 the " Long Meadow," and with it occurred a few Zygcsna trifolii. In 

 the woods Chelonia planfaginis gambolled about in plenty, and Mr. 

 Tugwell netted one C. villica. In the "rides " in the woods, Venilia 

 maculata, very variable in depth of colour, flew freely, as did also 

 Bof ys fascalls ?^\-\^ B. i^andalis, vi'iih. a fair sprinkling of the two pretty 

 species, Melanippe Jiastata and MnnycJiia octomaculalis. Only one 

 Agrotcra nemoraUs, beaten out of hornbeam, was taken, but several 

 Bofgs lancealis occurred. Boxana arcuana and Adela Degeerella flew 

 about the hornbeams and other trees in swarms, but very few others, 

 either To7^trices or Tinew, w^ere noticed. Other species taken by 

 beating, searching, &c., included Smerinthiis ocellatus, Limacodes tes- 

 tudo, Nola cristalnlis, Lithosia mesomella, Selenia lunar ia, Tephrosia 

 consonaria, lodis lactearia, and Acidalia remutata in swarms ; Asthena 

 candidatn^ Eupisteria hepardta, Acidalia promutata., at Eastbourne ; 

 A. suhsericeata, at both Hailsham and Eastbourne ; Corycia temerata, 

 Numeria pidveraria, common ; Emmelesia ajflnlfafa, Eiipithecia plum- 

 heolata, Lohophora sexalisnta ; Melanippe galiata at Eastbourne ; 

 Tanagra cli(srophyllata, Heliodes arhuti, Hahrostola urticce, Blusia 

 gamma ^ in plenty, as everywhere else this season ; Euclidia mi, abund- 

 ant and very fine ; E. glyphica, Bhytometra csnea ; Herminia harhalis 

 and H. grisealis, both common, &c. 



Larvae were not much worked for, but both of us took TetJiea 

 retusa^ which, however, was very scarce this year. Bcecilocampa populi 

 occurred on sallow, as did, of course, those of Epunda viminalis, 

 Phigalia pilosay^ia, and Orthosia lota. Timandra amataria was found 

 on dock ; Diloha ccendeoccphala in abundance on hawthorn hedges ; 

 Agriopis aprilina, and other NoctucB, on oak, &c., &c. 



The district seemed poorly represented in Neuroptera and Tri- 

 clioptera, possibly, however, because being so much engaged vrith 

 Lepidoptera, we did not look for more suitable places for the other 

 Orders. Of dragon-flies, Blatetrum depressum, Libellula quadrimacu- 

 lata, Braclujtron pratense, Byrrhosoma minium., Agrion pulcliellum^ and 

 A. puella were all common in the woods or lanes, and I think Isclmura 

 elegans was not uncommon. Of L. quadrimaculata, Mr. Tugwell: 



