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the specimens seen were worn. This species, as well as L. icarus, and 

 later on L. corydon, were caught far more plentifully this year in the 

 evening than during the daytime. On June 9th hyberuated specimens 

 of Vanessa cardni were swarming on the shore near Bembridge, and 

 the newly emerged insects could be taken in any number during the 

 latter part of August. This was by far the commonest species of 

 Vatiessa observed r,his year, V. io being fairly plentiful, V. nrtica rare 

 at Bembridge, and V. atalanta far from common. On June 9th, and 

 again in August, Pararge meiimra was swarming. June 18th, which I 

 have entered in my diary as " the first really fine day for weeks," was 

 marked by the profusion of Hfsperia malviB and Euchlo'e canlamines, 

 and by the fact that several females of Nemeobius lucina were seen ovi- 

 positing. I took one female and placed her in a pill-box with a cowslip 

 leaf, and by the time I had reached home she had deposited twenty- 

 four ova, some on the leaf and others on the box. On June 21st we 

 found a large number of very fine larvae of Vanessa urtiac ; they were 

 so large that I took a few, which pupated the next day ; and the 

 resultant imagines, which emerged on July 3rd, are not only the 

 largest but also the darkest specimens of this insect I have ever seen. 

 Their markings, however, are quite normal. A larva of Einnephele 

 jurtina {ianira), found by chance in long grass, pupated on June 22nd, 

 and the imago appeared on July 9th. On June 24th Lyccena alsus was 

 first taken, but this species was never plentiful in Dorking this year. 

 On June 28th an imago of Tkecla w-albnm emerged from the pupa ; the 

 larva was found on Boxhill, and pupated on June 10th. Hesperia 

 sylvanus was first seen on June 28th, and from then till July 14tli it 

 was common on Ranmore. Some German larv* of Vaiiessa antiopa 

 began to pupate on July 8th, and the first imago appeared on July 

 24th. It was a curious variety, without a trace of the blue spots on the 

 upper wings, and with only one small spot on each of the lower wings 

 (ante, p. 285). The other specimens were quite normal. Aphantopus 

 hyperunthus was taken on July 9th and following days, but was far 

 from being as plentiful as in 1901. On July 12th Hesperia thaumas 

 was first seen, and from then till the end of August was very common 

 at Dorking, St. Leonard's and Bembridge. On July 12th, also, Satynis 

 semele was first noted, and some very good specimens were taken near 

 the Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, on Sept. 4th. On July 17th a female 

 Lycmia avion, sent from Bude, deposited eight ova on wild thyme, but 

 they produced no larvte. Although I had made many attempts, I did 

 not succeed in taking Hesperia comma this year till July 26th, and then 

 I only obtained one specimen. Several were captured by others. after- 

 wards, but as I had to leave Dorking on the 28th, I was unable to go 

 for it again. A fine larva of Pieris brassicce pupated on July 27th, and 

 a female emerged from it on Aug. 16th. Epinephete tithonus and, of 

 course, Cmnonympha pampldlus were common, the latter from the 

 beginning of July onwards, and the former from the beginning of 

 August. On Aug. 29th I came upon a swarm of Lycana corydon, but 

 they had emerged some time, and it was difficult to find males in good 

 condition, though the females were perfect. They were on a small 

 patch of long grass close to the sea, by the Culver Cliff. I saw two 

 specimens of Culias edusa, both males, on the shore by Bembridge 



