30 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Waiting for a change of weather, on the 8lh of June we 

 set oflf again, the weather rather belter: a little more sun; 

 still no quantity of any moths on the bank opposite the inn, 

 which is, or has been, an entomologist's paradise. During 

 a gleam of sunshine a moth came and dropped on a stone 

 beside me, and behold it was Minna expolita [aipiiiDiciila) ; 

 then another, and another. I thought 1 was in luck : however, 

 during the three hours waiting, only three more came steering 

 against the wind ; and the strangest part of the affair was 

 that the 9th of July used to be my set day for them, three 

 miles from this place : and this in spite of such a cold season. 

 In the evening Eupilhecia conslrictata was out, but very 

 sparingly. This species was out, as well as Hyria auroraria ; 

 and was quite three weeks earlier than former years : the 

 pu})a must have been under the sun's influence more 

 particularly this season. I went on to the moss-side to look 

 for Melanippe hastata, but saw none ; and have only seen 

 one for a dozen years. I well remember Mr. C. S. Gregson 

 and myself each taking about three dozen of this and Leuco- 

 phasia sin apis ; and why the latter has disappeared I know 

 not. Some twenty-five years since 1 used to see them by five 

 o'clock in the morning, flying softly along whilst 1 was 

 dressing, just opposite my bedroom window. Butalis 

 fiiscoaneella, Ennychia octomaculalis, and, in the chinks of 

 the rocks, Psychoides verhuellella, were to be found; the 

 very common Coccyx vacciiiiana was only to be found by 

 odd ones ; 1 have known when a score could be taken in one 

 sweep. We took a lot of larvae of Elachisla adscitella in the 

 stems of grass [Sesleria car idea), Worn, which I bred over one 

 hundred specimens. In the month of June a good many 

 useful species turned up during several visits; a good many 

 Penthind prcelonyana, Phoxopleryx sictilana, P. biarcuana, 

 Lainpronid luzella, Biicculatrix frainjulella, Coleop/tora 

 Wilkinso)iella, Phoxopteryx micana, Eupvecilia nana ; for 

 first time among the birch many good ISepliculce, and some 

 larvae of Pterophorus tephradaclyius, quite a month later 

 than usual. I had the mortification to see a lot of young 

 larvae of Endrosis fenestrella feeding upon my pupae, and 

 being only in tiuie to save one. In Grange Woods there was 

 little indeed to catch, GraplioUta ohtusana being very scarce ; 

 the only common Tortrix was Ephippip/iora cirsiana, amon^ 

 the knapweed ; two specimens of Diplodonia maryinepiuic- 

 lella were flying softly under a shady nut-bush ; and Tinea 

 semi/ulvella on tree trunks, and flying in shady places along 



