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men were busy felling conifers in this fine wood. Pyrausta decrepitalis 

 occurred on the south side of the Loch. June 23rd : Schiehallion. 

 Acompsia similella at rest on a stone, and Penthina staintoniana 

 tlying at an elevation of over 3000 ft. June 26th : Haclena adiLsta 

 found, and a long- winged pug {fraxmata) on an ash trunk; lost in 

 an attempt to bos it. June 27th : Scoparia alpina scarce, south side 

 of Loch. June 29th : On mountain top, about 2250 ft. Weather 

 dull, but with short, sunny intervals ; wind easterly. Psodos cora- 

 cina in great force and in lovely condition. They appeared to have a 

 great liking for shallow, stony depressions on the summit, and were 

 seen to creep under stones when the weather dulled. Not a single 

 example was observed on the slopes. Mixodia schulziana was 

 common at the same place and at the same time. Elachista kilmunella 

 was boxed on Eubus chamamorus. July 2nd : Pyrausta alpinalis, a 

 few, south side of the Loch. Eriocephala seppella common at Annet. 

 July -ith : At a considerable elevation, flying over hng, Amphysa 

 (jeniingana ; also Cmnonympha tiphon, the latter in boggy places. 

 Perizoina hlandiata also occurred. July 6th : Erebia epiphron 

 [cassiope] in the well-known locality on the Kinloch-Rannoch side of 

 the Allt Druidhe, at about 1100 ft. Exceedingly local, I did see one 

 wanderer on the opposite side of the Loch. July 8th : In the Annet 

 birch wood Polia tincta at rest on a boulder. Acidalia fumata 

 common. July 9th : Perizoma minorata ; this neat little insect not 

 uncommon. Occasionally found paired on the stone boundaries of 

 deer forests and other stone-heaps at a considerable elevation. July 

 10th : At an altitude of about 2000 ft. Sericoris irriguana. July 

 13th : When picking some seeds of Pedicularis at a spot where I had 

 netted a few Eupcecilia ciliella, I found an apparently adult larva of 

 Acanthopsyche atra (ppacella). This larv^a is now hibernating, prob- 

 ably for the second time, and is in the care of the Rev. C. R. N. 

 Burrows. Of course I had a good look round for more, but failed to 

 get another larva. I found two cases, unfortunately both empty, 

 attached to stones. The moth had quitted one, and an enemy, 

 possibly a bird, had made a long rent in the other. July 

 11th : Aricia medon, var. artaxei'xes, scarce. Hepialus velleda not 

 common. July loth : Entephria cossiata found, from this date 

 onward, in astonishing numbers. July 16th : Venusia cavibrica. 

 Some interesting forms of Boarmia repandata, of a soft grey 

 colour, far more delicate in tone than any examples I have seen 

 in the south. Plusia inter rogationis in excellent condition by 

 searching boulders in the late afternoon. July 17th : Near Carie, 

 south side of the Loch, Gelechia galbanella, Sericoris metaikcana, and 

 Asthenia ustomaculana. Stignonota coniferana and cognatana tlying 

 about the pines. Dicrorampha herbosana freely among yarrow. 

 July 20th : Coremia munitata, fond of sheltering in the recesses of 

 walls. July 23rd : Grambus duinetellus near the bridge across the 

 Tummel at Dunalastair. July 24th : Black Wood of Rannoch. 

 Mixodia palustrana rather scarce ; TJiamnonoma brunneata abun- 

 dant ; Lygris populata common. July 28th : GnopJios myrtillata, 

 not, as one would expect, tucked away in rock crannies, but fully 

 exposed to the mid-day sun. July 30th : Near the Lochan on the 

 road to Aberfeidy, Grambus ericellus. August 3rd : On the road near 



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