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var. virhlis, Tutt. On the 24fch Kremobia ocliroleuca, Pluxia chrysitin, 

 P. f/aiiDiia, P. iota, L. conii/era, and D. cucnbctli $ s were taken by 

 dusking, the latter were ovipositing on S. inflata. The ova were laid 

 where the leaf joins the stalk, and not on the flowers as is the case 

 with D. carpophaiia and IK capsiurola. The only insects at sugar were 

 T. orhona, T. jiruniiba, and A. lUdijiiia {(icnlea). One (Jrocctllis elnujuaria 

 was found drying its wings at dusk. 



On the 25th, near the Downs, two pairs of /'. icarits and one pair 



of /'. ra/iip, were observed flying in cop. ; in all cases the 3" carried the 



2 . K. tithojiiis, liniiiicia fi/tldiis, II. fiava [liiiea), A. coyi/don, /'. 



brossicd', P. i/aiiniia and /V. otniiiaria $ s were also seen, and a white 



variety of K. tithonns was taken in a very worn condition. 



On July 26th, at Portslade, I found a number of fullfed larvjc of 

 D. capdncola in ripe seedheads of the White Campion (Lijcituis rcKpei- 

 tina), also very small larva? in unripe seedheads, and a number of ova 

 of the same species on the petals of the flowers. One Hower had five 

 ova in a batch, and two flowers which I opened had ova which had 

 been dropped inside. Seeing that this insect has such a long ovipositor, 

 one wonders why most of the ova were laid on the petals, instead of 

 inside the flower, for which purpose it appears so admirably adapted. 

 Most of the ova were freshly laid, white, but others had turned to a 

 delicate pink. It was therefore possible to take the species in all stages 

 at the same time. 



On July 28th A', ochrolenca was taken at rest on dead knapweed 

 heads and two 9 Alelanorifia (/alatlwa, rather worn, were seen. Just 

 before dusk Triphaua interjecta were very plentiful around bramble and 

 other bushes, flying madly about, probably searching for freshly 

 emerged 5 s after the manner of M. rnbi. Soon after, /.. couiijera 

 came to flowers of the large knapweed, where it was shortly after 

 joined by L. jiallois, A. didyma (^oculea), P. (/niiiina and two (loitnptero 

 libatri.v. Four more E. ochrolenca were also taken, but a thunder- 

 storm coming up from the sea I was obliged to retreat. The after- 

 noon and evening had been very still and oppressively hot, which 

 appeared to make insects very lively. 



On the 29th larvfe of D. conspersa were taken from the seedheads of 

 JS. injlata, and Hecateia serena larvae were found feeding on flower 

 heads of Hawksbeard Crepia vireiis. 



On July 31st ova, small larvi'e and half grown larvte of IJ. 

 carpophaija, were taken from flowers of Silene uiaritinia, also one full fed 

 larva spun up for pupation, and one pupa. The imago was netted 

 after dark, so that this species was taken in all stages in one day. 

 We had a good time with J'J. ochroleuca, three of us bagging 43 

 specimens. Other insects taken or seen were T. interjecta (common), 

 T. orbona, A. didyma (ocnlea), P. festiicw,, P. yannna (a pest), L. pallens, 

 Aapilates yilvaria, Cliairras lyraiiiinis and L. coniyera, the last nearly 

 over. 



On August 5th, my visit to Eastbourne came to an end, and on 

 my return home I found that all the T. aitrayo larvte had now pupated. 

 On the 6th a friend sent me from East Kent eight full-fed Sphin.r 

 liyuatri larvas, which went to earth at once, a rather early date I think. 

 On the 9th one Colias ednsa was seen flying on a railway bank near 

 Maidstone, and on the 10th a freshly emerged Pyrameis atalanta put 

 in an appearance in my garden at East Dulwich, and two />. capdncola 



