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Hesperia malvcB. Generally common on Ranmore. May 15th. 



Thanaos tages. Very abundant at Polesden, and on Ranmore. 

 May 15tli. 



Adopaa thaumas. Very abundant at Polesden, on Ranmore, and 

 in the district generally. July 7th. 



Augiades sylvciniis. Very abundant at Polesden and on Ranmore. 

 June 10th. — A. comma. Common on one particular patch on Ran- 

 more, but none seen elsewhere. July 16th. 



Acherontia atropos. One specimen flew indoors in October, 1900. 



Sphinx iigustri. Common in Dorking. Larvae emerged, June 

 10th; pupated, July 17th; imagines, June 4th. 



Deilephila galii. One taken at rest in 1899. — D. elpenor. Fairly 

 common in Dorking. Larvse, July 11th; pupated, August 11th; 

 imagines, June 1st. 



Smerinthxis ocellatus. Common at the lamps in Dorking. Larvse, 

 June 5th ; pupated, July 12th ; imagines, May 16th and August 9th 

 (second brood). — S. popnli. Very common at the lamps in Dorking. 

 Larvae, June 4th and August 5th (second brood) ; pupated July 2nd 

 and September 11th (second brood) ; imagines, May 12th and July 

 24th (second brood). 



Dilina tilicB. Common. Larvfe, June 4th ; pupated July 7th ; 

 imagines, April 26th. 



Macroglossa stellatarum. Seen sparingly at intervals, especially in 

 1901. 



Hemaris fuciformis. (Broad-bordered). One specimen taken at 

 Polesden, June 10th, 1901. 



Sesia myopiformis. Larvae found in an apple-tree in my garden ; 

 imagines, July 2nd. It seems a remarkable fact, that every year 

 since first observed in 1902, the imagines have first appeared on July 

 2nd. 



Zygmia fiUpendula. In 1900 and 1905 the pupae were in count- 

 less numbers on the south side of Ranmore ; imagines, July 17th. 

 In other years some have been seen, but the species was not at all 

 common. 



Hglophila bicolorana. Taken at lamps in Dorking, July 22nd. 



Nola cucidldtelia. Larvae very common on Ranmore in May and 

 early June ; spun up, May 31st ; imagines, June 26th. 



Endrosa irrorella. Taken on the south side of Ranmore, but never 

 abundant. June 27th. — E. sororcula. Taken on the same ground as 

 irrorella. June 11th. — E. deplana. Beaten from yews on Ranmore. 

 July 19th. — E. lurideola. Taken on the same ground as irrorella. 

 July 10th. 



Gnophria rubricollis. Taken at rest on tree-trunks in the Red- 

 lands, Dorking, June 7th. 



Hipocrita jacobcea. Very abundant at Polesden. Larvae swarming 

 on ragwort, and one observed feeding on greater knapweed ; pupated, 

 July 22nd ; imagines, May 13th. 



Arctia caja. Very common at the lamps in Dorking, and larvae 

 frequently found; spun up. June 20th; imagines, July 11th. — A. 

 villica. Very abundant in 1905 ; other years in fair numbers. Ova 

 deposited, June 10th ; larvae, June 23rd ; spun up, May 2nd ; ima- 

 gines, June 9th. 



