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dence — chiefly E.jurtina and C. phloeas — the only thing I netted 

 being a worn specimen of Emmelia (Agrophila) trabealis. 



Arrived at length at the woods, things soon commenced to 

 improve ; Dry as paphia was everywhere, though somewhat worn, 

 and the patches of thyme were covered with E. jurtina, C. 

 arcania, C. phloeas, C. virgaurece, and L. argus; as yet, however, 

 no signs of L. arion. 



At length a worn specimen was netted ; a fine Grapta c-album 

 is next added to the bag, and then my attention was caught by a 

 very small E. jurtina, which on being netted turned out, to 

 my delight, to be the local E. lycaon. A good series of this 

 insect was soon collected, and of L. arion some dozen specimens 

 were captured, all, however, considerably worn. A very worn 

 specimen of C. rubi showed the second brood of this insect was 

 getting over, and then, to my utter surprise, I netted a fine 

 female Zephyrus quercus on the thyme. I had never seen this 

 species so low before, and, to make matters still more extra- 

 ordinary, there were no signs of oak for miles, so to speak. A 

 specimen of Pararge megcera was netted ; this species, as far as 

 my experience goes, seems to occur everywhere in isolated 

 specimens. 



Whilst searching the heather a specimen of Agrotis strigula 

 was started up and netted ; two more were secured in the same 

 manner, as also a specimen of A. vestigialis. On a piece of 

 waste ground a few specimens of Coscinia striata and C. cribrum 

 were netted, and here Argynnis niobe, A. aglaia, Satyrus alcyone, 

 and S. semele were abundant. Geometry were conspicuous by 

 their absence, only an odd E. atomaria of the second brood being 

 observed. 



During this month the lamps in the Thiergarten proved very 

 attractive, and were regularly besieged by Euproctis chrysorrhoea, 

 whose larvaB had defoliated the Thiergarten earlier in the year. 

 The visitors were principally Lymanfcrids--i£. chrysorrhoea, E. 

 aurifiua, Stilpnotia salicis, Lymantria dispar, and L. monacha : 

 but I also saw a specimen of Rhyparia purpurata, and obtained a 

 few specimens each of (Enistis quadra, Malacosoma neustria, Odo- 

 nestis pruni, Dendrolimus pini. Luperina testacea, Epineuronia 

 popularis, Hydrcecia micacea, and Caradrina morpheas seemed to 

 be the only Nocture attracted, Boarmia repandata (worn), and 

 Ennomos quercinaria the only Geometry. 



About this time I went for a short holiday to the Glatzer 

 Gebirge, a portion of the Eiesengebirge. Everything in the 

 butterfly line seemed worn to rags. Z>. paphia, Argynnis 

 lathonia, A. niobe. A. aglaia, Melitcea athalia, Chrysophanus 

 virgaurece, C. hippothoe, Lyccena hylas, L. semiargus, L. icarus, 

 L. amanda, and Melanargia galatea were all practically over, and 

 scarcely a good specimen could be obtained. Pararge mar a was, 

 however, just nicely out, and I was very pleased to meet with 



