THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Vol. XVIIL] AUGUST, 1885. [No. 267. 



NOTES FROM EPPING FOEEST. 

 By George V. Elstowe. 



There is nothing so disheartening to the young collector 

 than a continuous east wind, rendering most species scarce upon 

 the wing, and generally those he is most in want of for the 

 formation of his young collection. Such were my feelings on a 

 temporary stay at Loughton, during which I spent considerable 

 time in the adjoining Forest, with the intention of adding to my 

 collection several good species, generally looked upon as easily 

 procurable there, and of finishing my series of many common 

 things. 



I had noticed in the ' Entomologist ' (Entom. xviii. 88) that 

 Mr. Wright — who appears to have worked that part considerably 

 — gave reasons for expecting a better show of Lepidoptera during 

 this spring and summer than has been seen for some seasons 

 back ; and, taking the result of my collecting altogether, I must 

 admit that, to a certain extent, his arguments have been in the 

 main verified. However, I found the cold winds of May and 

 June very tantalizing ; and although during the day the sun 

 shone warmly, the temperature after sunset fell considerably, 

 owing to the prevailing direction of the wind. Although few 

 things appeared in flight, yet I made up in a small measure 

 during early May by diligent searching, both in the daytime 

 and evening, and was rewarded by finding several good Anticlea 

 badiata and A. nigrofasciaria {derivata), both apparently late in 

 appearing, as their good condition indicated. I also noticed that 



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