108 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Li/ccena ar<jiulus, the earliest I bave seen. 2(Jth. Ova of Liparis monacha 

 hatching. 



April 3rd. Tephrosia extersaria caught. 4th. Larvae of Callimorpha 

 domimda and Chelonia caia, comraoa about four miles from here. 7th. 

 Pieris rapes, common ; Eupithecia rectangulata, common. 23rd. Boarmia 

 cinctaria, well out ; took fifty good specimens ; it varies very much in 

 ground colour, and the transverse lines in some cases unite just above the 

 inner margin. It is a curious fact that this species and males of Hybernia 

 leucophcearia have similar habits and parallel varieties : put a varied series 

 of each side by side and this will be seen ; both drop off from tree-trunks 

 obliquely and simulate death ; a novice in either case would think it to be 

 a dead leaf falling ; occasionally, of course, both species fly away direct. 



May 2iid. LyccE)ia argiolus, abundant ; Platypterijx unguicula and 

 Phytometra anea, common ; B. cinctaria very abundant. 5th. Anthocharis 

 cardamines, Satyrus egeria, and meyara, common. 7lh. Took forty good B. 

 cinctaria and left scores upon the trees; (7. domimda, C. caia, and Psilura 

 »<o«rtc/(a now pupating. 8th. Polyomvmtus phhvas, Lithosia aureola, Cidaria 

 corylata, Larentia berherata, Vanessa io, V.j)olychloros, Syrichthus alveolus, 

 Thecla riibi, several ; Lycana aryiolus, still out, but worn. 13th. Liinenitis 

 Sibylla, larvae common ; to-day I took an almost pure white Boarmia 

 cinctaria in perfect condition. 14th. ToEniocainpa miniosa, larvae extremely 

 common ; Cilix spinula, Fidonia piniaria, Thera variata, and Platypteryx 

 lacertula, all common ; pupa and larva of Pericallia syrinyaria, upon 

 honeysuckle. 15th. Euryinene dolobraria oat; Emmelesia alchemillata and 

 E. albulata, very common ; Thanaos tages, common; Lithosia rubricollis, 

 at rest; Macroglossa bombyliformis (broad border), common at bluebells; 

 one M.fuciformis only. 1 got about fifty larvae of Leucania littoralis from 

 Mudeford, near Christchurch, from which I have bred out a nice series ; 

 also a few Aspilates citraria, and later Zygcena JilipendulcB, from the same 

 place ; whilst at Christchurch Z. trifolii was abundant. 18th. I was 

 deliglited to see Pieris brassicce fairly common, after an absence of several 

 years. 23rd. Callimorpha donnnula. I bred seven good specimens of 

 the yellow var. rossica, Kol. 2Gth. Larva of lodis vernaria abundant 

 upon clematis in my garden, many full fed. Larvae of Thecla betulai 

 common ; beat above forty to-day ; many small ones put back again upon 

 the sloes; Aryynnis euphrosyne well out. 31st. Two Acronycta alni bred. 



June 1st. Lithosia viesomella, Scodiona belyiaria, and Aspilates 

 slrigillaria, appearing; the heat to-day was unbearable, although in the 

 early morning there was a frost. Last season (1895) Emydia cribrum 

 appeared upon June 4th; this year (1896) on the 1st, when I took forty- 

 oue, and on the 2ud fifty-two, time to give friends warning : so wrote to two 

 or three, who put in their appearance iu due course. The first day we 

 averaged about twenty-five each, but upon comparing notes of course each 

 stated it to be much less; very few collectors like showing their captures, 

 or giving numbers, when a good insect is discussed. Larvae of Orgyia fas- 

 celina is generally distributed upon the heaths. 4th. A thunder-storm, 

 with heavy rain, which was most welcome; first rain for months. 5th. E. 

 cribrum almost over; saw four only, 13th. Thecla betulce larva very 

 plentiful, full fed ; Argynnis paphia out ; to-day beat over a hundred larvae 

 of Cymatophora ridtns, eight Notodonta chaonla, and several Psilura 

 monacha. 15th. One Melanippe galiaia upon heath. 20th. Heliothis 

 dipsacea, abundant ; netted forty-one to-day ; also a few Eidhemonia 

 russida. 24.lh. Tephrosia biundularia out; to-day bo.Ked eight Boarmia 



