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she was still resting quietly, but at 2.30 I noticed she was 

 " calling." I then went out for a couple of hours, and when I 

 returned at 4.30 found her wedded to a very fine male ; at 5.15 

 the pairing was over, and I killed the male. At 7.30 I found the 

 female had laid a large number of eggs. On the 15th several 

 larvae of Pseudoterpna pruinata (cytisaria), nearly full-grown, 

 was beaten from broom, and plenty of larvse of Cliesias spartiata 

 were seen. In the evening, which was warm and muggy, 

 Perizoma affinitata was netted, and four larvse of T. interjecta 

 were picked off nettles. A large female Smerinthus populi was 

 noticed, just emerged, on a poplar in the garden. 16th. Many 

 N. pidverarla bred about this time. The 17th was fine and 

 bright, with a keen north-easterly breeze, and I went to the 

 distant woods, where I found Argynnis euphrosyne just coming 

 out, and captured and examined sixteen of them, hoping for 

 varieties, but they were all typical, fifteen males and one female. 

 One Nemeobiiis lucina was seen ; this is getting very scarce, and 

 I fear will soon cease to exist in this locality. Beating was very 

 unproductive ; I think the cold wind kept the insects from 

 moving. I only saw one Lomaspilis marginata, one Acidalia 

 rematata, and three Lohophora hexapterata ; the latter were 

 sitting on tree-trunks near aspens ; they are very crafty, and 

 often dodge behind the trees when one tries to box or net them. 

 The 18th was cool and overcast, with a north-easterly wind. I 

 tried sweeping nettles, &c., after dark, and obtained nine larvae 

 of T. interjecta and several Leucania litkargyria, &c. ; half- 

 grown larvae of Cosmotriche potatoria were numerous, and full- 

 grown Hypena proboscidalis abundant. The 22nd being bright 

 and warm, I went to the woods to beat for larvae, but found 

 them very scarce indeed, and only saw a few each of P. pilosaria, 

 H. defoliaria, &c., species which ought to have been swarming 

 now. On honeysuckle I noticed half a dozen larvae of L. sibylla 

 and two of P. syringaria. Pararge mcgcera was seen for the first 

 time. This butterfly had almost disappeared from this neigh- 

 bourhood, but last autumn I turned down about sixty, which I 

 bred from ova received from the South of Ireland. The 23rd 

 was fine and warm — C.pamphilus was out in large numbers, and 

 H. arhiiti and A. ochrearia were flying over rough ground among 

 rushes and mouse-ear. The 24th was another warm day, and in 

 the evening I sugared in the woods ; it was (apparently) a very 

 favourable night, but only two moths visited the bait: one Pa- 

 limpsestis or, and one hybernated Scoliopteryx lihairix. Geometrae 

 and Tortrices were flying in some numbers just before sunset, 

 but the flight did not last, as a slight dew and cool north- 

 westerly wind appeared to send them into shelter. 



(To be continued.) 



