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agestis and icarus, common ; L. corydon, exceedingly abundant in a 

 disused stone quarry (not on chalk) near Helpston Heath ; Mr. Hill 

 took Nemeobius lucina, Thanaos tages, and a few Carter vcephalus palcemon 

 at Helpston in 1891 ; Hesperia linea and sylvanns, common. 



Sphinx- ligustri and Chcerocampa elpenor, uncommon ; Smerinthus 

 populi and tilice, common in the larval condition ; S. ocellatus, scarcer ; 

 Zygoma filipendula and lonicera, which were very partial to Scotch 

 thistle heads (Onopordon), common at Helpston Heath; Lithosia luri- 

 deola; Euchelia jacobaa was abundant upon the Senecio in stone quarries ; 

 Arctia caia, Spilosoma lubricipeda, 8. menthastri, common ; Hepialus 

 humuli, sylvanus, litpulinus, and hectus all occurred sparingly at Peter- 

 borough ; Zeuzera pyrina, of whi£h a tine female had been captured at 

 Barnwell Wold ; Porthesia similis, Leucoma salicis, common ; Dasychira 

 pudibunda, at Borough Farm in the fens; Orgyia antiqua, common; 

 Bombyx neustria and Odonestis potatoria, common at light. 



Drepana hamula, flying about oaks at Helpston ; ( 'ilix glaucata, at 

 light in the houses ; Dicranura vinula and Phalera bucephala, larvae 

 common ; Pterostoma palpina, at street lamps, uncommon. 



Bryophiia perla, Acronycta tridens, at light; A. rumicis, lame at 

 Peterborough in 1890; Leucania pollens, Hu dreecia nictitans and micacea, 

 at light; Axylia patris, uncommon; Xylophasia rurea (one), lithoxylea, 

 and monoglyphica, common ; Charceas graminis, common upon flowers 

 of Senecio jacobcea at Helpston Heath; Cerigo matura (once or twice), 

 Luperina testacea, Mamestra brassiccB and persicarice, Aparnea didyma, 

 Miana furuncula and arcuosa (once), Caradrina blanda, all at street 

 lamps; Agrotis saucia and porphyrea, one each, in street lamps; 

 A. exclamationis, Noctua umbrosa, augur, and xanthographa , at light ; 

 Triphmia interjecta, flying uncommonly among furze bushes (Ulex) at 

 Helpston Heath in 1890 and 1891 ; T. comes and T. pronuba, at light ; 

 Amphipyra pyramided, at Helpston and Peterborough; A. tragopogonis 

 and Mania typica, on sugar at Waternewton, together with Diantkacia 

 cucubali; D. carpophaga, Peterborough; Polia flavocincta, Agriopis 

 aprilina, Plusia chrysitis and gamma, at light ; Gonoptera libatrix, Peter- 

 borough ; EucUdia glyphica was taken by Mr. Hill at Helpston Heath 

 in June, 1891. 



Geornetrse were not enthralling in those days, and I only noticed 

 Selenia illunaria, Grocallis elinguaria, Ennomos tiliaria, Boarmia gem- 

 maria, Halia vauaria, Eupithacia vulgata, all common at light ; Strenia 

 clathrata at Marholm and Helpston Heath; Fidonia atomaria, Abraxas 

 grossvlariata, at Peterborough ; Lomaspilis marginata, Borough Farm, 

 in fens ; Hypsipetes sordidata, Melanippe fiuctuata, Coremia ferrugata , 

 Gamptogramma hilineata, Cidaria russata, all common ; C. dotata, un- 

 common at Peterborough ; Eubolia mensuraria and palumbaria, in the 

 frequent stone quarries towards Helpston. 



Of Micros we knew nothing, but I distinctly remember Alucita 

 hexadactyle being unusually frequent in the house. 



Of then unworked orders I still possess Donacia sparganii from 

 reeds on the bank of the Nen; Locusta viridissima from a meadow near 

 Walton Station ; Chrysis ignita on a stone wall ; and Abia fasciata on 

 a flower — probably Heracleum spondylium — both at Helpston Heath, in 

 August, 1889. 



