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Porthesia similis. 14th. — Palimpsestis octogesima, Herminia derivalis, 

 Stilpiotia salicis (the only one), Malacosoma neustria, E^ipithecia 

 succenturiata (I have omitted most of the genus Eujnthecia, as I do 

 not trust my identifications, and prefer to breed them) ; first second- 

 brood S. hilunaria. 16th. — First Nudaria inimdana and C. matura 

 (both common) ; second brood of Gilix glancata ; appearance of 

 Ortholitha limitata (lyiensuraria). 18th. — Lithosia griscola, &c., 

 Ania emarginata (one). 20th. — Chcerocampa elpmor {■wotu). 21st. — 

 Lymantria monacha, Agrotis strigula (? second brood), Cleora 

 lichenaria. 25th. — First Epione apiciaria. 27th. — Agrotis puta, 

 Acidalia marginepunctata (second brood), Xanthorho'd unangulata, 

 Thamnonoma wavaria, Lygris associata. 



August 1st. — Triphama ianthina. 7th. — Bryophilaj^erla ohundunt 

 just now. 11th. — Pterostomapalpina (second brood). 12th. — Pheosia 

 dictceoides (one), Hepialus sylvina ; second brood of Noctua plecta 

 and H. rubi appeared. 13th. — H. sylvina ; first Crocallis elinguaria, 

 P. dictcBoides (two). (Is this species commoner in the second brood? 

 I only took this brood here, and the same thing happened in 1912 

 when "lamping" on Kingston Hill. In both cases P. tremula was 

 commoner as a first brood.) 14th. — First Ennomos alniaria (very 

 common later). 20th. — N. ziczac (second brood), Lymantria monacha, 

 Ennomos fuscantaria, Ligdia adiistata. 22nd. — E. fuscantaria. 



September 1th. — Gortyna ochracea. 8th. — Epineuronia popularis 

 (common), Noctua neglecta. 18th. — Thera finnata, Epione apiciaria; 

 first appearance of Omphaloscelis limosa, which swarmed henceforth. 

 At this date I began collecting here in 1913, and it is interesting to 

 compare the first appearances of the autumnal species in two such 

 different seasons. 0. lunosa appeared on the 20th in 1913. 

 22nd. — Cidaria miata appeared and was common to the end of 

 October. 25th. — Xanthia fulvago, Aviathes lychnidis appeared (1913 

 on the 30th). 11th.— Xanthia kitea, Noctua c-nigrum (30th in 1913), 

 Percnoptilota fluviata. 



October 2nd. — Therafirmata, Ortholitha cervinata (September 26th, 

 1913). 8th. — Tholeracespitis (one, V70Yn), T. firmata. 9th. — Calamia 

 lutosa (one), Porthesia similis (second brood?). 10th. — Ennomos 

 erosaria (one). 13th. — Cidaria siterata (psittacata) (scarce here 

 compared with C. miata, but both species very fine and richly 

 coloured) ; first Miselia oxyacanthce (1913 on the 11th). 14th. — First 

 Diloba caruleocephala (1913 on 22nd), and Himera pennaria (1913 

 on 25th). 21st. — Agriopis aprilina, Cidaria siterata. 22nd. — 

 Agriopis aprilina, Thera firmata. 23rd. — Chesias spartiata appeared 

 (1913 on 22nd). lith.—Oporabia dilutata appeared (1913 on 22nd), 

 and Hyberjiia defoliaria (quite scarce here). 25th. — (1913, P. 

 flibviata). 26th. — C. siterata. 



Among other species, for which I have no dates, I may mention 

 Phalera bucephala, Arctia caia, Hipocrita jacobcece, Acronycta 

 megacephala, Noctua triangxdum, Hydroscia nictitans, and H. micacea 

 (common). A. exclamationis is of course a pest, and Busina tenebrosa 

 and Caradrina morp)heus are common. 



A very curious visitor to a suburban lamp was Hydrelia uncula. 

 This swams in the marshes two miles away, but one vagrant turned 

 up at light. Probably C. lutosa is a wanderer from the same 



