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pninalis, Boti/s ruralis and Ebnlea crocealh (common), Nomophila 

 noctiiella, I'latijptila f/onodactyla and Pterophorns tuonodacUjlm^. 



On three or four nights insects swarmed at " honeydew " on the 

 trunks of a small clump of Wych-elms, no less than seven (Jatocala 

 ni())ta were counted on one small tree. All the common Noctiiae found 

 at light were seen at this " honeydew " with the addition of Cahjmnia 

 dijfinis and Triphaena iantJiina. 



I had a day's collecting on Folkestone Warren on August 24th and 

 another day at the same famous spot on the 31st. My principal object 

 was to get a good series of At/riades thetis {adoiiu). I was very 

 successful, a fine series of this brilliant blue, in perfect condition, 

 was taken. On the 24th they were just coming out, a few S s and 

 a single 2 was all I could get, but on the 31st the insect was 

 fully out and very plentiful. I examined some scores for aberrations, 

 but failed to find anything out of the ordinary. This species was by 

 far the commonest blue on the Warren. Several I'oli/iDiuiiatiis icariis, 

 Ruinicia phlaeas, Af/lais itrticae, V. io, Gonopteryx rhamni, Fijrameh 

 cardui, Coenomjmpha paniphilus, Pararge meijaera (worn), and Epinephele 

 tit/ionns were seen. Beating bushes gave Acidalia oniata, and A. 

 marginepitnctata, Xanthor/io'e miangnlata, Melanthia procellata, ( htholitha 

 Iwntata and a few other common Geometers. A single worn Aspilates 

 ffUvana was kicked out of long grass. Pi/mnsta pto-puralis and 

 Herbula cespitalis were common, one or two P. aurata were taken, and 

 also a Pijramta I could not identify. I sent this insect to Mr. Bethune- 

 Baker, who very kindly identified it for me, as a melanitic variety of 

 Pijrausta aurata. Several " micros" were taken. A search which was 

 made at dusk for " plumes" was not very successful. I took a few 

 Stenoptilia pterodactijla and a single Ainbb/ptilia cosuiodactyla (acantho- 

 dactijla.) Several of the commoner species of Cranibus were very much 

 in evidence. Two or three Crainbtts inquinatellus were taken. 



On August 29th I paid a visit to the Deal sandhills. 

 Unfortunately the day was very windy and insects were scarce. 

 Amongst the butterflies Pieris bramcae and P. rapci, Gonepteryx 

 rhamni, Pyrameis atalanta, Vanessa io, Aglais urtictr,, Coenonympha 

 pamphilus, Runiicia phlaeas and Polyommatus icariis were noticed, but 

 none were common except the last two species. A few very large and 

 bright examples of H. phlaeas were taken. I had hoped to get a few 

 Colias edu.m and possibly (\ Iiyale but did not see a single example of 

 either species. In the sheltered hollows Mesotype viryata was common 

 and in good condition. In spite of the high wind which made 

 capturing this little moth somewhat difficult I managed to get a nice 

 series. Under a gorse bush I found a large, but very dilapidated 2 

 S/)/tinx conrolntli. I might mention here that on my return to 

 Abertillery I had a S "^p/dnx convulruli, which had been attracted to 

 light at a window, brought to me. This insect was taken about 

 August 20th and must have been in almost perfect condition when 

 captured. Unfortunately it had been kept alive in a small cardboard 

 box and allowed to batter itself to pieces. I have never seen or heard 

 of this species occurring in these valleys before, but this appears to 

 have been a " co»roZr»T/ "-year, which may account for a straggler of 

 the species turning up at this out of the way spot. I spent a considerable 

 time in searching what appeared to be suitable spots for Lithosia 



