46 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Insects taken at sugar were as follows : — 



Thijatira derasa, T. hatis, Cyiiiatophora ocularis, Acronycta jjsi, A. 

 leporina (one), Leucania conigera, L. litltargyria, L. comma, L. impura, 

 L. pallcns (four beautiful dark-red varieties), Hydrcecia nictitans (some 

 nice varieties), H. micacea, Aa-ylia putris, Xylophasiarnrea, X. litlwxylea, 

 X. polyodon, X. hcpatica, Dipteryyia pinastri, Neuria saponaria (abun- 

 dant both at sugar and lilac bloom), Ceriyo cytherea, Mamestra ahjecta, 

 M. anceps (abundant), M. hrassicce, M. persicaricB, Apahiea basilinea, A. 

 yemina (var. remissa and many nice forms), A. fibrosa (both varieties), 

 A. oculea, Minna strigilis, M. fasciuncula, M. furuncida, Grammesia tri- 

 linea, Caradrina morpheus, C. blanda, C, cubicidaris, Puusina tenebrosa, 

 Ayrotis valliyera (one), A. puta, A. suffusa (June brood), A. seyetum, A. 

 exclamationis, A. corticea, A. nigricans, A. tritici, A. aquilina, Triphana 

 ianthina, T. interjecta (especially fond of sugared tansy), 2\ orbona, T. 

 pronuba, Noctaa auynr, N. plecta, N. c-niyrum, N. triangulum, N. rhom- 

 boidea (one), X, brannea (one), N. /estiva, N. rnbi, N. ambrosa N.xantho- 

 yrapha, Tmiiocampa gothica, T. instabilis, T. stabilis, T. munda, T. cruda, 

 Orthosia lota, 0. macilenta, Atichochelis pistacina, A. lunosa, A. litura, 

 Cerastis vaccinii, C spadicea, Scopelosoma satdlitia, Xantlda gilvago, 

 X. ferruginea, Cosmia trapezina, C. a^ffinis, Hecatera serena (one), Miselia 

 oryacanthiE, Pldoyoplwra vieticulosa, Euplexia lucipara, Aplecta iiebidosa, 

 A. adrena (very plentiful), Hadena protea, H. dentina, H. chenopodii 

 (specimens kept appearing from the early part of June to quite the end 

 of August), H. suasa, H. oleracea, H. thalassina, H yenistcc, Xylina 

 rhizolitha, Gonoptera libatrix, Ampkipyra pyranddea, A. tragopogonis, 

 Mania typica, M. maura, Catocala nupta. A small number of Geo- 

 metry and Micros also appeared. 



My illuminated moth -trap added a few species, but on the whole I 

 did not find light very attractive, possibly because I did not hit upon 

 the right place to set my trap. Ccriyo cythera seems to have a special 

 penchant for light, more so than for sugar, and came in numbers ; and, 

 amongst others, I may mention Nola confusalis, Lnphopteryx camelina, 

 Cilix ylaucata, Charcias yraminis, Calamia liitosa, Epione apiciaria, 

 Selenia lunaria, Odontopera bidentata, Himera pennaria, Acidalia bi- 

 setata, A. trigeyninata (this insect also comes freely to sugar), A. rubiyi- 

 nata {lubricata), A. emarginata, A. proinutata, &c. From reed-beds at 

 dusk, in addition to some of the Leucaniidse already noted, Lencania 

 straminea (a few), Calamia phragmitidis (in some plenty), Nonagria 

 neurica (one), together with examples of Chilo pliragmitclhis, were 

 secured. The reed-beds were only worked at dusk, three rather windy 

 nights during the second v/eek in August. AspUates citraria was 

 plentiful in a clover-field, and many other Geometra? were met with 

 on the wing at dusk. I took a few Micros, but was unable to devote 

 much time to them. Spldnx conrolndi appeared on August 15th, and 

 September brought quite an army of them, but for the most part in 

 bad condition, until the first week in October, when there seemed to 

 be a fresh emergence and I took five or six perfect specimens. My 

 experience in this respect seems to tally with that of Mr. J. H. 

 Fowler [vide Entom. Nov. 1901, p. 321). Larvae and pupje of Acherontia 

 atropos have not been uncommon. All the Noctu^ mentioned as 

 taken at sugar occurred within a very small area, comprising some 

 two and a half acres of cultivated garden-land and pasture, with a 



