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have fared badly. Melanijjpe tristata, both in the Eannoch brown 

 form, and the EngHsh form, were in profusion. Several Pugs 

 were taken, Eupithecia satyrata in abundance, on the high hills, 

 but a strong wind carried them off. Those of Argyleshire are not 

 far off being the variety curzonii. The E. lariciata were in pro- 

 fusion. Large and dark Cidaria corylata and G. silaceata were 

 not at all rare, the former very fine forms. Emmelesia adcequata 

 just appearing, with also Sericoris palustrana, and Gelechia 

 expolitella. Scojmla decrepiudis were difficult to get out from 

 their hiding-places. It required an experienced eye to find them. 

 When disturbed they just hop and settle again. I could not find 

 any time of flight, either in early morning, hot sun, or in the 

 evening. Botys fiiscalis was quite the reverse, it was active 

 enough, in fact a pest, as both occur at the same place. 



My next ramble was in Kenfrewshire, where the black Thera 

 variata occur. Moths were in profusion, Coccyx cosmophorana 

 was flying briskly round the tops of rather too high firs ; 

 however, I had a good bag of them ; also a fine series of black T, 

 variata, some measuring one inch across the wings. Eupithecia 

 indigata were large and dark. Several Pcedisca ruhiginosana 

 and Stigmonota coniferana. Three or four of a black satin-like 

 Eupithecia, which must be a new species, occurring among 

 Scotch fir. Melanippe hastata turned up of the English type. 

 LithocoUetis caledoniella was in profusion. Mr. Watson brought 

 to me an insect on his hand, wanting to know if it was a fly or a 

 moth. I quickly boxed it, and then told him it was Talceporia 

 puhicornis, a moth I had never seen alive before, it was a splendid, 

 perfect specimen. We looked for more, and I went again the 

 following day, but we saw no more. I don't know what might 

 turn up in such a place for variety and quantity. Eupoecilia 

 nana was in swarms among birch ; a few Biitalis torquatella and 

 Nepticida argentipedella also occurred among the birch. It is 

 one of the finest pieces of collecting-ground I have ever worked. 

 I returned home with some hundreds of moths to set. 



On my arrival home I found my daughter had pinned some 

 Opadia funehrana, Penthina postreynana, and Stigmonota roseticu- 

 lana. The larvae of the latter pupated in the solid part of a 

 lump of cork-bark. Over 100 came out, which reminded me of 

 seeing at Mr. Sidney Webb's an old shoe-sole, with the empty 

 cases of Tinea imella as thickly studded. It was all the more 



