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Withevslack, expecting to take Eupcecitia Manniana and 

 Tinea albipunctella, but as usual I spent several days, and 

 nights too, without succe>-s. The best time for many EupoecilicB 

 is, I may say, just after dark, but we were often starved out and 

 disgusted with promenading the spot over and over again 

 without result; an odd Macnria alternaia and Emmelesia 

 o/chemillaia were the only Geometrce worth catching; yes, 

 there was an April species out, viz., Cidaria suffumata. 

 Next, AJr. Threlfall and I agreed to try for Elachista 

 serricornella on the moss, the usual time being about the 

 12th: here, again, nothing stirring; one or two E. rhynco- 

 sporella, wh\ch should have been in hundreds. We spent 

 during the month several days and nights, at all hours, trying 

 for E. serricornella. Mr. Threlfall got up one morning at 

 four o'clock to see if there was anything so early on the 

 moss : his report was more Carsia imbutaria, Hyria 

 aiiroraria, Mixodia Schu/zia/ta, &c., flying about than 

 during the day or evening. However, even this catch was 

 neutralised by the heav}' dew, for he came back to breakfast 

 wet through above the knees, and his net became useless 

 after a stroke or two ; so this new effort had to be given up. 

 On some odd days we got a bit of sweeping done, and got 

 Adela minimellus, Gelechia atrella, G. similella, G. tcenio- 

 lella, and Coleophora Fahriciella, this species always among 

 the trefoil, still the larva is unknown ; and I know always to 

 a yard where the moth occurs, but cannot yet find it. 

 During the last week 1 only took three Elacliisla serricor- 

 nella, but Mr. Threlfall had better luck than I had. Of 

 Schratikia turfosalis I could only find an odd one now and 

 then, when my usual catch is one a minute, until I am 

 satisfied. We filled up our lime by looking for larvae of 

 DepressaricB on Pinipinella saxifraga, and a weary job it was, 

 especially Ending Depressaria capreolella larvae ; those of 

 Pimpinella are easier to find. Several visits to the rocks 

 alter Sciaphila Penziana only yielded one ; in fact, the 

 wind on some occasions was blowing a gale, and in all 

 directions ; a sheltered corner was not to be found. 

 During this month I had made up my mind under any 

 circumstances to work out the life-history of Emmelesia 

 Itcniata; here again I was out of my reckoning. 1 visited 

 Arnside, Grange, Witherslack, and Windermere, all localities 

 for this species, and only took two and a half specimens; 

 the half specimen had only two wings, but proving a female 

 she obligingly laid fifteen eggs. 1 sent them on to Mr. 



