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grass, Zyge@na filipendulé in meadows. Spilosoma lubricipeda and S. 
menthastri (twilight), Lasiocampa quercifolia, Rumia luteolata (crategata) 
common, Hemithea strigata (thymiaria), Acidalia aversata, Timandra 
amataria yather common, Larentia viridaria (pectinitaria), Eupithecia 
linariata, Melanthia ocellata, Melanippe procellata, Scotosia vetulata, 
Cidaria dotata commonly, Phalera bucephala (larve on filbert trees, 
imagines common), Acronycta psi, Calamia phragmitidis (brick hills), 
Axylia putris, Agrotis segetum, Triphena pronuba common, Cucullia 
umbratica at honeysuckle flowers, Nenia typica. In July, Smerinthus 
ocellatus, S. populi, and S. tilig, Macroglossa stellatarum at flowers during 
the day, Sesia tipuliformis common on currant bushes early in the morning, 
Nola cucullatella, Lithosia luridiola (complanula), L. griseola and Gno- 
phria quadra (male and female), Huchelia jacobee, Arctia caia (larve 
common in garden), Porthesia auriflua, Bombyx neustria, Odonestis potatoria, 
Uropteryx sambucaria common, Hpione apiciaria, Pericallia syringaria, 
Halia vauaria (wavaria), Abraxas grossulariata, Ligdia adustata, Loma- 
spilis marginata, Melanippe rivata and M. fluctuata, Camptogramma 
bilineata everywhere, Cidaria fulvata, Leucania impura, Xylophasia 
monoglypha (polyodon), Mamestra‘brassice and M. persicarie at sugar, 
Triphena interjecta and T. cones (orbona), Noctua plecta, Calymnia 
diffinis, Hecatera chrysozona (dysodea), Plusia iota, and P. gamma. In 
August I took Cossus liyniperda rather commonly, Orgyia antiqua in 
daytime, Triphosa dubitaia and Scotosia rhamnata, Leucania pallens, 
Nonagria lutosa (lamps), Agrotis puta (sugar and lamps), Plusia chrysitis 
and P. festuce, Amphipyra tragopogonis (sugar), Mania maura (old build- 
ings). These occurred in September, Chesias spartiata (lamps), Diloba 
ceruleocephala very common at lamps, Chareas graminis, Noctua e-nigrum 
(sugar), Gonoptera libatriv and Catocala nupta (common at sugar). In 
October, Acherontia atropos commonly, Cidaria miata. And in November, 
Pecilocampa popult. 
Many of the above insects were taken in several months; I 
have not repeated their names but placed them in the month 
where they were most common.—HersBert EK. Norris, St. Ives, 
Hunts, June 4, 1886. 
STRIDULATION OF SPHINX ConvoLvuLI.—A lady has just pre- 
sented me with a very fine specimen of S. convolvuli, which, she 
tells me, she found at Groombridge at rest among ivy towards 
the end of September last. She remarked, that while killing 
the moth, which she did by placing it in a bottle with a few drops 
of chloroform, it uttered “‘ loud squeaks,” and ‘ other distinct 
sounds, apparently of discomforture.” I was not aware that S. 
