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usually a habit of the species, so its presence in this case may 
have been more by accident than otherwise. ‘he three moths 
most abundant were apparently Apamea unanimis, A. gemina, and 
Chilo phragmitellus ; A. unanimis occurred in thousands all over 
the fen. Of C. phragmitellus we also found larve and pupe in 
the old reed stems. Other species taken or noticed included 
Anthocharis cardamines, hybernated. Gonepteryx rhamn, and 
Vanessa cardui, commonly; Smerinthus ocellatus, S. popula, 
Sphinx ligustri, Cherocampa elpenor, were not uncommon ; Sesia 
myopeformis, Arctia fuliginosa, at the lights at night, also not 
uncommonly; Arctia urtice, Liparis salicis, larve on sallows ; 
Pecilocampa populi, I beat a larva out of elm in the wood; 
Lasiocampa quercifolia, full-grown larvee rather common on buck- 
thorn, &c; Saturnia carpini, young larve; LHpione apiciaria, 
common; Asthena luteata, Hupithecia pygmeata, and several more 
common “ Pugs ;” Collix sparsata in fine condition; Lobophora 
sexalata, Coremia ferrugata, C. unidentaria, Phibalapteryx lignata, 
common, and much larger than specimens of the second brood I 
took there at end of July and beginning of August two years ago. 
Dicranura furcula, D. vinula, Ptilodontis palpina, not uncommon ; 
Notodonta ziczac, Acronycta aceris, Simyra venosa, tolerably 
common ; Leucania pudorina, L. comma, Mamestra anceps, a few 
at sugar; Rusina tenebrosa, Noctua augur, N. plecta, N. rubi, 
Hecatera serena, Aplecta advena, Hadena atriplicis, H. suasa, 
several of each at sugar; Hydrelia unca, moderately common, 
and in good condition; Plusia chrysitis, Herminia cribralis, 
common and fine; Nascia cilialis, about a dozen specimens were 
taken during our stay, but eight of them occurred late one night 
after Mr. Daltry and I had left the fen on account of heavy rain ; 
Paraponyx stratiotalis, abundant; Halias clorana, flying at dusk ; 
Peronea Shepherdana, larve plentiful; Anesychia funerella, 
Pterophorus microdactylus, and many other micros.—Gero. T. 
Porritt; Highroyd House, Huddersfield, July 8, 1880. 
LepmworteraA AT Hornina Fen. — In company with Mr. 
EK. G. Meek I visited Horning Fen, in Norfolk, on the 23rd and 
24th of this month. Although the weather was fairly suitable 
the absence of the perfect insects of Lepidoptera was most 
marked. Where, in most seasons, many fen species may be 
found in profusion, next to nothing was to be seen. Our captures 
did not exceed half a dozen species, and, with the exception of 
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