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Othei' captures were Satyrm semele, Epiiieplicle ian'ira (both in 

 faded condition), and two or three Anaitis plagidta. 



On the 29th, amid splendid weather, we again joined Mr. 

 Murray at Carnforth, and took tickets for Cark just by the north 

 shore of Morecambe Bay. From Cark we waUied the road (tive 

 miles) through the Holker Mosses to Haverthwaite, working the 

 mosses on either side. To the left they extend almost to the 

 estuary of the Leven — the short river which supplies an outlet to 

 Lake Windermere. On the right the moss-land is abruptly ter- 

 minated by rocky and densely wooded heights, the whole forming 

 scenery of the loveliest description. Along the road — wooded on 

 either side by sallows, mountain ash, birch and oak — we took 

 Acidalia incanaria, pale Melaiiippe Jiiictuata, Acronijcta psi and 

 Cosmia trapezina at rest on walls or tree trunks, and Mr. Kershaw 

 secured a fine specimen of Venitsia cambrica {camhricaria) . By 

 beating mountain ash I netted a few Crambida? which have been 

 identified as the rare C. fascclinelliis {pedriolellus). Larvae of 

 EucJielia jacohcece were abundant on the roadside ragwort, and 

 Gortyna ochracea (Jiavago) in stems of thistle and burdock. On 

 the moss to the left of the highway a few Lyccena agon were 

 captured, fresh from the chrysalis. It is worth remarking that 

 this butterfly was well out last year at Abersoch in the first week 

 of June. The North Lancashire form is of the usual size. The 

 silvery spots are very pronounced in both sexes. The females 

 (which were scarce) are bluer than usual, and show the red 

 marginal spots on the wing surfaces indistinctly. I saw no 

 specimens in which these spots were present on the upper wings, 

 and in two examples they are entirely absent on the lower. 

 Amongst the three N. plantaginis taken on the moss was a male, 

 unfortunately rubbed, with the yellowish markings on the upper 

 wings replaced by white. " Skippers " were represented, as at 

 Witherslack, by Nisioniades {Tlianaos) sglvanas, " Fritillaries " 

 by a few late .1. adippe and A. aglaia, "Geometers" by G. 

 papdionaria, and "Micros" by Pyraasta aurata {punicecdis), P. 

 pur pur alls, and P. ostrinalis. A fine caterpillar, probably a 

 female from its size, of Saturnia pavonla {carpi)ii) fell to my 

 share feeding on heather. It was a matter of curiosity, as 

 imagines were flying plentifully enough, to come across a large, 

 full-fed caterpillar of B. querciis lying on the roadway, but cut 

 almost in two by a passing vehicle. Haverthwaite, about four 

 miles south-west of Lake Windermere, closed a most interesting 

 day, and we trained back to Carnforth and Lancaster via Ul- 

 verston and Grange. 



Here the weather fairly broke down. Intervals there were 

 when something entomological could be done, and in one of these 

 a sugaring party was organised. But the result was utter failure 

 — we did not attract even an earwig. In spite of the rain it was 

 getting time for Erebia cetliiops {blandiiui) by the first of August. 



