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List of the best Insects captured at or near IVhittlesford 

 during the past Season. — (Those marked * I had not pre- 

 viously taken here). — * Sesia forniicecforniis. — Nine taken 

 amongst osiers, July 27th. S. apiformis. — Thirty or more 

 bred from pupae dug. * Hepialus hectus. — Very common in 

 one wood. * Nudaria senex. — Forty taken by myself and 

 friend flying over rushes, July lOlh, from 8 to 8.30 p.m. 

 Orgyia fascelina. — One male bred from larva. — Lasiocampa 

 quercifolia. — One full-fed larva found. Epione apiciaria. — 

 A few amongst sallows. ^Selenia illustraria. — One fine 

 male netted. Amphydasis prodromaria. — One at rest and 

 one at light. Geometra papilionaria. — One attracted by 

 light. lodis vernaria. — Five or six netted over clematis, 

 Corycia taminata. — Two netted in June. Eupithecia 

 isogrammata. — Very common over clematis. ^ Lohophora 

 sexalisata. — One at rest on a hawthorn-stem. *X. hexaple- 

 rata. — Two males netted in May near aspen. Ypsipetes 

 impluviata. — One bred from pupa under alder-moss. Melan- 

 thia albicillata. — One only, taken by a friend. Anticlea 

 siniiala. — Six bred from the six larvae recorded last year ; 

 none this year. A. rubidata. — Two netted in June. A. de- 

 rivata. — One netted in May. A. berberata. — Seven or eight 

 over a barberry-bush. Coremia quadrifasciata. — Two worn 

 ones netted. Phibalapteryx tersata and P. vilalbata. — 

 Three or four netted over clematis. Scotosia certata. — Seven 

 flying round a barberry-tree. Platypleryx unguicula. — 

 Three females bred, and two males netted. * Cymatophora 

 duplaris. — One at sugar in garden. *C. ocularis. — Two 

 bred, and two more pupaj dug. Acronycta strigosa. — Two 

 at rest and one at sugar in garden. ^ Leucania j)udorina. — 

 One at sugar in garden. L. comma. — Four at light. 

 L. straminea. — Fifty-five bred from larvae found in May. 

 Nonagria typhce. — Two bred from pupae. N. geminipuncta. 

 — Fifteen bred from a large number of pupae. Calamia 

 phragmitidis. — Saw traces of larvae ; also one larva. Neuria 

 saponarice. — Three at light in June. Cerigo cylherea. — 

 Common at light, sugar, &c. * Mia)ia Uterosa. — Five at 

 sugar in garden. Agrotis saucia. — One at sugar. A. ravida. 

 — Common at sugar and light. Tryphcena interjecla. — 

 Common, flyiug very swiftly. Noctua rhoinboidea. — One at 

 sugar in garden, August 17th. *T(Bniocampa populeti. — 



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