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Senecio jacobwa, and Antithesia corticana among birch. In July many 

 of those which come out at the end of June are still on the wing, 

 although of course some of them are getting decidedly the worse for 

 wear. It is now that Eolyommatus JEgon is swarming on some of the 

 heaths by day, and long before sunset on the boggy portions of similar 

 places, the sluggish Sclirankia turjosalis is on the move, and in its 

 restricted haunts is very abundant, but it is, nevertheless, rather diffi- 

 cult to procure in good condition ; this species at the approach of 

 danger quickly betakes itself to the under-growth, from which it 

 cannot often be put out. When in captivity it is restless and should, 

 therefore, be stifled as soon as possible, and afterwards pinned in the 

 relaxing box ; if boxed alive the specimens are generally worthless in 

 the morning. A little later in the evening Hypenodes costcestrigalis is 

 roving about and is certainly as fond of sweets as any Noctua, but I 

 find its near relative S. turfosalis is not to be allured by the employ- 

 ment of any such medium as sugar. In woods during the month 

 Macaria liturata and Thera firmata may be dislodged from scotch-fir, 

 the handsome Geometra papilionaria from alders, Anger ona prunaria 

 from sloe, and EJwrodesma bajularia from oak. Of the Eupiiliecice, 

 E. succenturiata, E. subnotata, and E. suhfulvata occur, but only the 

 last is common. Eionea stramentalis is abundant, but local, in some 

 grassy places in woods. A few Triplicena inteijecta, Orthosia suspecta, 

 and Tethea sultusa are perhaps the best of those which visit sugar, and 

 on the coast a few Agrotis valligera and Hydrcecia nictitans are 

 found flying at dusk. Cramhus warringtonellus also occurs on the 

 coast along with C. inquinatellus, and C. pinetellus is occasionally met 

 w T ith on heaths, where also Ag?vtis porpliyrea is flying about in pro- 

 fusion. Cramhus latistrivs and C. hamellus also are met with here, but 

 are local. In the salt-marshes a few Chilo forficellus and numbers of 

 Leucania pliragmitidis are flying about the drains. The latter is also 

 common among Ehragmites communis (common reed) in the fen 

 districts. Of the Micro-Lepidoptera Diclielia Grotiana, Carpocapsa 

 splendana, and Litliograpliia nisella are not uncommon. Clioreutes 

 scintillulana occurs among Scutellaria galericulata. Eupwcilia palli- 

 dana, E . Manniana and Carpocapsa Juliana have also occurred, but never 

 commonly. The same remark will apply to Eucliromia ericetana and 

 Calosetia nigromaculana. Tortrix Lafauryana is now on the wing, in 

 this district. I took a nice series of this species last season ; to all 

 appearance it does not seem to have been taken elsewhere in the United 

 Kingdom. Another good species taken here and which is now to be 

 looked for, is the curious Stathmopoda pedella. Unfortunately the 



