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ferrugata, several, C. suffumata, common, C. designata, Anticlea nigro- 



fasclar'ia (derivata), Cidaria silaceata, C. truncata [russata), common, 

 C. corylata, Venilia macularia, Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, Melanippe 



fluctuata, M. soclata [suhtrlstata], Cahera exaiilhemaria, Phytometra 

 viridaria, Numena prdveraria, Tephrosia crepuscularia, Odontopera hiden- 

 tata, Melanthia ocellata, Emmelesia ojfinitata, commou, Acidalia fumata, 

 several, and Alucita hexadactyla. 



June produced a far better variety and number of insects than the 

 previous year ; and if I had had more time to devote to the science, 

 I could, no doubt, have shown up a still better "bag." What I did 

 capture were: — Argyjinis selene, Demas coryli, Hepialus hectus and 

 H. lupidinus, common, H. hwmidi, common, H. velleda, several, Spilosorna 

 menthastri and S. lubricipeda, both common, Phalera hucephala, Lophopteryx 

 camelina, Thyatira batis, Noctua /estiva, Agrotis exclaviationis, not so 

 abundant as last year, A. strigida, Gonoptera Ubatrix, Xylophasia rurea, 

 X. hepatica, X. monoglypha, TriphcEna pronuba, Miana fasciuncula, 

 Rusina tenebrosa, Apamea basdinea, A. didyma, Mamestra sordida [anceps), 

 Numeriaj)ulveraria, Rumia luteolata, abundant, Asthena candidata, Acidalia 



fumata, several, Cabera exantheviata, C.piisaria, Cidaria designata, C. trun- 

 cata (and V. perfuscata), C. suffumata v. piceata, C. immanata, C. fulvata, 

 common, C. testata, C. dotata, Eupithecia exiguata, Ebulea sambucaUs, 

 Boarmia repandata, common, Melauippe mo)itanata, abundant, M. fluctuata, 

 Panagra iietraria, Seleuia bilunaria, Ligdia adustata, Metrocampa margari- 

 taria, Timandra amataria, Tenegra atrata, Melanthia ocellata. 



July, like the previous month, brought me some species I had not 

 before captured in the district, and I had no reason to complain, though 

 " sugaring " did not quite come up to my anticipations. My list was as 

 follows: — Vanessa cardui, Epinephele tithonus, E,janira, Bombyx quercus, 

 Hepialus humtdi and H. hectus, both common, Plusia gamma, common, 

 Xylophasia hepatica, X. vionoglypha [polyodon), Aplecta nebidosa, Thyatira 

 batis, several, T. derasa, Agrotis exclamation is, A. strigida, Leucania comma, 

 L. p aliens, Triphana pronuba, T. fimbria, T. janthina, CucuUia umbratica, 

 Mamestra piersicaricE, M. brassica, common, Miana fasciuncula, M. strigilis, 

 Hydrcecia nictitans, Ajmmea didyma, common, Mania maura, Cidaria 

 picata, C. fulvata, C. prunata, C. immanata, C. truncata, Boarmia repandata, 

 B. gemmaria, Melanthia albicillata, Rumia luteolata, Emmelesia decolorata, 

 Cabera pusaria, Acidalia aversata, common, A. bisetata, Larentia didymata, 

 common, Macaria notata, Metrocampa viargaritaria, several, Ligdia adus- 

 tata, lodis lactearia, Eubolia plunibaria, common, Nemeophila russula, 

 Eup)ithecia nanata, common, E. oblongata, E. subfulvata, Timandra 

 amataria, Hemithea strigata, Halia vauaria, Lomaspilis viarginata, 

 Uropteryx sambucaria, several, Hypsipetes sordidata, common, Selenia 

 lunaria, S. bilunaria, Camptogramma bilineata, abundant, Melanippe 

 rivata, M. sociata, Zanclognatha tarsipennalis, and Crambus pinellus. 



August could not show so long a list as the two previous months, as I 

 was away in the Isle of Wight and elsewhere during three parts of it ; 

 still I obtained Vanessa io, a large number from the larva? found, V. cardui, 

 abundant, Hepialus sylvaniis, Aporophila lutidenta, Apamea didyma, 

 Larentia didymata, Melanthia ocellata, Cidaria testata, and C. truncata. 



September was a successful month, owing to warm nights and beautiful 

 ivy-blossom. My captures were : — Argynnis paphia, Vanessa cardui, 

 V. atalanta, common, Notodonta dictcca, from larvae found, Noctua glareosa. 



