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{Lohophora) carpinata {lohulata) at rest on tree trunks, one M. 

 unimaculella, one M. semipurpurella, and three M. purpurella. 

 Cycling home through the streets, I was an eye-witness of a rare 

 sight in Gloucester, a crowd chasing an escaped canary. Time 

 pressed, otherwise I felt tempted to join in the chase with 

 my net. 



May 1st was a glorious sunny day, and Celastrina argiolus 

 appeared in my garden. During recent years this species has 

 become a common garden insect in Gloucester, possibly owing to 

 the ivy not having been cut back regularly through shortage of 

 labour owing to the war. A visit to our hills on the 3rd revealed 

 the fact that Callophrijs rubi was flying in some numbers and sett- 

 ling on the lower branches of the larch tiees, with whose young 

 leaves the green on the under side of its wings closely assimilated. 

 Anci/lis complana was flying amongst the short turf on the top 

 of the hill, Lithocolletis faginella amongst the beech trees, find 

 ilf. suhpurpurella along a hedge largely consisting of nut bushes 

 under oak trees. On the 4th Pammene rhediella appeared in 

 my garden, flying in the hot sunshine between 6 and 8 p.m. 

 (summer time) on the top of a pear tree. This species has 

 appeared in my garden for some years, although there is no 

 hawthorn near. Is it possible that the larva feeds in tlie berries 

 of the fire-berry {Craicegus pyracanthus) which grows here and in 

 my neighbour's garden ? A specimen of Gymnoscelis pumilata 

 appeared in the house on the 5th, whilst on the 7th a visit 

 to a neighbouring osier bed produced Xanthorho'e designaia 

 ipropugnata) in fine condition, and also Laspeyresia peiiepidana, 

 Sicammerdamiapyrella, and Lithocolletis viminiella. On the 10th 

 my wife and I paid a visit to the hills, and, thanks to the kind- 

 ness of Mr. S. J. Coley, of Stroud, we had the pleasure of picking 

 the Pasque flower {Anemone pnlsatilla) for the first time. The 

 only lepidoptera to be observed were Pyrausta cespitalis and 

 A. complana. The 13th was a fine hot day, and on our hills in 

 the beech woods C. argiolus and the males of Drepana cidtraria 

 [unguicula) were flying freely, but were somewhat passe. Other 

 species noted were Pieris vapi, C. ruhi, Euclidia vn, Ancylis 

 lundana, L. perlepidana, and Nepticula anomalella. On the 15th 

 Cucidiia verbasci emerged from a pupa resulting from a larva 

 found near here in July, 1916. On the 20th I visited a locality 

 near the foot of our hill?, which for upwards of fifty years has 

 been a favourite resort of Gloucester collectors, but which is now 

 in jeopardy, as an aerodrome has recently been erected close to 

 it. The only species observed were Hesperia malvce, Euclidia 

 glyphica, Laajyeyresia compositella, Adela rufimitrella, Elachida 

 rufocinerea, and E. obscurella. An inspection of my gooseberry 

 trees on the 22nd showed that they were attacked by the larva 

 of the gooseberry saw-fly {Nematus ribesii), and a male and two 

 female flies were captured flying round the trees. Hand-picking 



