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crepuscularia var. bundularia, Macaria liturata, and Bromolocha 
fontis were numerous. the latter extremely shy, and most difficult 
to net when on the wing. The oak woods yielded Hylophila 
prasinana, Lithosia mesomella, Gnophria rubricollis, Tephrosia 
luridata=extersaria, Geometra papilionaria, Hurymene dolobraria, 
Ephyra punctaria, Melanthia albicillata, Asthena sylvata, Hrastria 
fasciana, Eupisteria obliterata, and Diphthera orion. 
The males of Bombyx quercus and Odonestis potatoria were 
very plentiful, the latter quite a pest at light. The handsome 
scarlet tiger (Callimorpha dominula) and Spilosoma fuliginosa 
were by no means scarce, flying in the midday sun in the open 
glades of the woods. At dusk I took Hmmelesia afinitata in 
plenty, Anticlea rubidata, the very local A. sinuata, Aplecta 
herbida, Ceropacha duplaris, and in low damp situations many 
specimens of Perinephele lancealis. Light and other attractions 
gave me Pterostoma palpina, some extremely dark Rusina tene- 
brosa, Noctua brunnea, Agrotis strigula, Hydrecia micacea, 
Neuronia popularis, Luperina cespitis, Stilbia anomala, Pola 
chi, Gnophos obscuraria, Melanippe unangulata, and many fine 
forms of the pretty Cidaria silaceata. In its restricted range on 
the coast Aspilates ochrearia was to be found by day. 
Light seems to have the greatest possible attraction for 
Neuronia popularis and Luperina cespitis, both insects coming 
early, just after dusk, the former in immense numbers, threatening 
to extinguish the lamp itself. I had no difficulty in taking nearly 
400 in a very few evenings; out of this number there was but 
one female. What becomes of this sex? Why should light fail to 
attract the female as well as the male? JL. cespitis of course is 
never so plentiful. I have on all occasions, and in localities far 
apart, taken these two species together; their habits and behaviour 
on arrival are, however, utterly different ; NV. popularis flies madly 
round and round the lamp, but its flight ceases about ten o’clock; 
whilst Z. cespitis arrives singly, and at once settles, but continues 
its visits far into the night. One good Tortria fell to my lot, 
viz., TI’. crategana; and among the many species of small fry 
I may mention LHlachista cygnipennella, and several vars. of 
Peronea tristana. 
Throughout the season the larve of many species have been 
plentiful, the best of my captures perhaps being Asphalia ridens, 
Amplhidasys strataria, Numeria pulveraria, Notodonta chaonia, 
N. trepida, N. dromedarius, Dicranura furcula, and D. bifida; 
and by paying attention to the large quantities of alder which 
grow in this neighbourhood, I secured many of the lovely larvee 
of Acronycta leporina, including a few of the black variety, and 
also Hupisteria obliterata. 
On Chrysanthemum inodorum, var. maritumum, the larve of 
Cucullia chamomille were not uncommon, Newman, in his 
‘British Moths,’ p. 445, and some other authors, give the 
