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Vmiessa urticce. — Common before and after hybernation. First 

 appearance, March 31st ; freshly emerged, June 22nd ; last seen, 

 October 10th. In August a specimen had settled up in an outhouse, 

 apparently for hybernation. V. io. — Only two hybernated specimens 

 seen here, on April 18th and 20th. I rarely see the larvae hereabouts, 

 but found a small brood of half-grown ones near Sevenoaks on June 

 24th ; the subsequent butterflies, which began to emerge on July 

 25th, being released in the garden. Specimens — possibly my released 

 ones — were seen in the garden from August 14th-24th, and one at 

 Budclhia flowers in the town of Sevenoaks, August 25th. 



Pyrameis carded. — I do not record any hybernated (or migrated) 

 specimens here, but saw a few early in July near Folkestone. Later 

 on the larvjB were common on thistle near by, and one was bred as 

 late as September 6th. The butterflies were by no means plentiful ; 

 last seen, September 26th. P. atalanta. — Hybernated specimens 

 were not common : one in the garden, June 16th ; another, June 

 24th; and two near Folkestone, July 1st. The first undoubtedly 

 fresh specimen seen, August 10th ; common at treacle patches later. 

 Larvae not very abundant hereabouts. The fine late autumn was 

 very favourable to the butterflies. I record one in Kensington, 

 October 7th ; another at 9.15 a.m. on October 26th here (an early 

 hour on a late date for the species to be on the wing) ; and, finally, a 

 specimen on November 7th. 



Argynnis euphrosyne. — From May 17th scarcer than usual near 

 here ; rather abundant close to Sevenoaks, May 20th. A. aglaia. — I 

 never see this species here, nor, except singly, on the chalk downs 

 near by. One wasted female near Oxted, August 11th. 



Epinephele ianira. — First record, June 13th, North Downs near 

 Dorking ; several specimens. 



Ccenonymjiha paviplnlus. — From May 15th. 



Arge galathea. — July 3rd, one, at Alkham, near Folkestone. 



Aphantopiis hyperanthes. — From June 28th. This species is dis- 

 tributed throughout the woodland, but is never abundant. 



Thecla rubi. — Several specimens on the North Downs, near 

 Westerham, April 29th, and fairly common subsequently. Last seen, 

 June 13th, near Dorking. 



Chrysophaniis phlceas. — Very scarce in the earlier part of the 

 season here, and even more so on the chalk. First recorded. May 

 14th. On August 11th and subsequently, common. Last seen on 

 October 8th. On September 15th, a chilly and windy morning, I 

 had the good fortune to " pill-box " a female specimen of the variety 

 schmidtii whilst walking to Sevenoaks ; the capture being the more 

 remarkable as being the only butterfly of any sort on the wing seen 

 that day. 



Lyccena icarus. — First seen near Oxted, one male, May 15th. On 

 June 1st in great abundance on the nearer chalk downs. One paired 

 female was found, quite unable to fly, with the wings still limp. Ova 

 laid on May 30th hatched June 15th, and the first larva pupated 

 July 23rd, and emerged August 13th, a male. The majority of the 

 larvae from the above ova showed signs of hybernating as such at a 

 very early stage, as I have repeatedly found to be the case with this 

 species. A female at rest on a black tarred fence on August 5th 



