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botanists tell me the marsh helleborine {Epipactis palustris) 

 grows. Butterflies were fairly numerous and included P. c-album, 

 Argynnis aglaia, Melanargia galatea, and Adopceajiava. 



Near the osier bed in the evening of the 21st, Epihlema 

 foenella (at rest on mugwort leaves), 'I'ortrix forskaleana, and 

 Coleophora vimineteUa were taken. On the 26th, K. waheriana 

 again occurred in my garden. In the evening on the Severn 

 bank Eucosma salicclla (which only occurs sparingly here), and 

 E. foenella (worn) were noticed. On the 27th I took Elachista 

 obscurelia in my garden. The last few days of Jnh' were busily 

 occupied with preparation for my family's annual visit to the 

 seaside and, notwithstanding war conditions and difficulties, 

 we were again fortunate, in securing accommodation in North 

 Devon. We travelled on the 31st, and experienced all the 

 discomfort of an over-crowded train. 



On August 1st a cold east wind was blowing, but m a 

 sheltered hilly lane behind a wood in the morning I took 

 Celastrina argiolus, Hi/driomena imangiilata, Phlyctcenia crocealis, 

 Eurhodope marmorea, and Phalonia hadiana at (rest on a 

 burdock leaf). In the afternoon on the sandhills carpeted 

 with wild pansies [Viola tricoUir v. ciirtisii), I noticed a few 

 Aricia medon amongst the common "browns" and "blues." 

 The lattpr had a lively time at tbe hands of my son David 

 {aged 4|). Several specimens of Pyravsta purpiiralis and 

 Crambus uliginosellns were beaten out of the clumps of the 

 great sea rush (Janeus acutus) amongst which the flowers of 

 Epipactis 2Mlustris were in full bloom. A specimen of Gelecliia 

 domestica was taken at rest on a stone wall. The evening was 

 spoilt by heavy rain. 



The 2nd was windy and showery but specimens of G. 

 marmorea and G. domestica were taken, and my wife found 

 ten larvae of Agdistia bennettii by searching the plants of sea 

 lavender (Statice limonium) growing on the cliffs. The 3rd was 

 also a windy day but by beating the hedges in the lanes I 

 obtained H. unangulata, Hcmiinene simpliciana, Laapeyresia 

 ulicetana, Reciirvaria cineralla, S. festaliclla, Agyresthia nitidella 

 and A. albistria, and a freshly emerged Lasiocampa quercus was 

 found at rest on a roadside stone wall. In the afternoon, at 

 the back of the sandhills. Abraxas adn stata a,nd A. grossulariata 

 were beaten out of spindle and Laspeyresia ianthinana was 

 taken flying over hawthorn. On the 4th, Phalonia atricapitana 

 recurred amongst hoary ragwort (Senecio teniiifolius), and between 

 8 and 9 in the evening H. simpliciana was flying freely amongst 

 mugwort {Artemisia vulgaris). On the 5th tbe heat wave from 

 New York reached us. Macroglossa stellatarum was seen flying 

 over the house where we stayed, E. marmorea and Lithosia 

 lurideola {complanula) were beaten out of hawthorn whilst 

 among wormwood {Artemisia absynthinm), Cydia pupillana, 



