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formis, about 150 specimens flying at the blossoms of Rhodo- 

 dendrons : we noticed they always preferred the light crimson 

 varieties to the other colours. M. Bombyliformis, ten speci- 

 mens. Choerocampa Porcellus, one. Hepialus Hectus, com- 

 tnon. Z. Trifolii, common. Calligenia Miniata, a few. 

 Lilhosia Mesomella, not rare. L. Aureola, two. L. Com- 

 planula, a few. Euthemonia Russula, males common. Che- 

 Ionia Villica, two. Arctia Fuliginosa, one. A. Mendica, two 

 females. Liparis Monacha, one. Eriogaster Laneslris, larvae 

 in large colonies on sloe and hawthorn. Saturnia Carpini, a 

 few larvae. Epione Advenaria, several. Eurymene Dolo- 

 braria, two specimens. Pericallia Syringaria, one. Boarmia 

 Consorlaria, two. Tephrosia Consonaria, three. Pseu- 

 dopterpna Cylisaria, several. Nemoria Viridata, one. He- 

 mithea Thymiaria, several. Ephyra Porata, Punctaria and 

 Trilinearia, frequent. Acidalia Trigeminata, three. Corycia 

 Temerata, several. C. Taminata, abundant. Selidasema 

 Plumaria, one. Aspilates Slrigillaria, common. Macaria 

 Liturata, two. Melanlhia Rubiginata, several. Anaitis Pla- 

 giata, common. Eubolia Palumbaiia, common. Scotosia 

 Undulata, one. Lobophora Viretata, two. Coremia Pro- 

 pugnata, a few. Acidalia Subsericeata, one. U'anagra Chae- 

 rophyllata, several. Cilix Spinula, common. Platypteryx 

 Unguicula, not rare. M. Euphorbiata, common. Pyrausta 

 Punicealis and Purpuralis, common. Herminia Baibalis, 

 several. E. Glyphica, P. Hamula, Endotricha Flammealis, 

 swarming among fern. Ennomos Angularia, one. Erastria 

 Fnscula, two. Halias Prasinana, three. At sugar we did but 

 little, and only captured the following: — Thyatira Balis, 

 fresh from the pupa and in lovely condition as late as the 

 first week in September: is not this rather remarkable.? 

 Cymatophora Diluta, common. Hydraecia Nictitans, one. 

 Cerigo Cytherea, abundant. Agrotis Puta, one. A. Saucia, 

 not rare. Noctua Umbrosa, one; Baja, two; Triangulum, 

 three; Neglecta, two. Cosmia Diffinis, one. Hadena Con- 

 tigiia, one. Rusina Tenebrosa, common. Triphaena Fim- 

 bria, Orbona and Janthina, not rare. Gonoptera Libatrix, 

 two. Catocala Sponsa, six. C. Promissa, two. We found 

 the best lime for catching the Catocala was about twenty 

 minutes after sunset, long before darkness had set in : most 

 of our specimens were taken before 8.15 p.m. Pyramidea 



