B53 
FIVE WEEKS IN THE VOSGES. 
By A. E. Gisss, F.L.S. 
(Concluded from p. 118.) 
Tue remainder of the holiday, which, on the whole, was 
in pleasing contrast meteorologically to the forest experiences, 
was spent at St. Maurice, every possible moment being devoted 
to entomology. During my absence one of my little girls had 
been working hard with her net, and had found out for her- 
self the best way to catch Huvanessa antiopa. Near a farm- 
house on the Ballon de Servance a cherry-tree grew beside the 
path, and at its foot was a runnel of water. Antiopa loves 
cherry juice, and quite a number of these fine insects could 
sometimes be seen feeding at the same time, descending occa- 
sionally to the water to drink, when they would fall an easy prey 
to the watchful hunter. Towards the end of our stay Papilio 
machaon began to get common. Soon after our arrival at St. 
Maurice, some larve were brought me which had been found 
feeding on the carrot foliage in the garden at the hotel, one of the 
pup being taken home to England by Mr. Barraud, who secured 
admirable photographs of it and the freshly emerged imago, 
and his pictures were hung at the annual exhibition of the Royal 
Photographie Society. Some beautiful specimens of Apatura iris 
were taken, chiefly in the mornings, sunning themselves on the 
branches of the hornbeams. Behind the cotton mill at the 
entrance to the Vallée de la Presle was a small thicket by the side 
of the stream, which was a favourite haunt of the regal butterfly, 
while on a clump of thistles close by Dryas paphia was almost 
sure to be found enthroned. Our last climb was to the summit 
of the Rouge Gazon, and was chiefly memorable for the abun- 
dance of fine dark females of Argynnis niobe var. eris, which 
were flying in the meadows above the forest. 
The following is a dated list of our captures, all the localities 
being in the Department of the Vosges, unless otherwise in- 
dicated :— 
Carcharodus althee.—St. Maurice, June 28th. 
Hesperia alveus.— St. Maurice, August 3rd; Vallée de l’Ognon 
(Haute Sadne), July 10th. 
Nisoniades tages.—Charmes, July 30th. 
Pamphila sylvanus. — St. Maurice, July 9th and 31st; Rouge 
Gazon, August 2nd. 
P. comma.—St. Maurice, July 31st, August 3rd. 
Thymelicus lineola.—St. Maurice, June 28th and 29th, July 6th. 
; i flavus. — St. Maurice, June 29th and onwards ; Charmes, July 
nd. 
Chrysophanus hippothoé. — St. Maurice, June 28th to July 8th; 
Ballon de Servance, July 5th and 22nd; Le Tholy, July 7th. Also 
