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Miniosa. Populeti was the most common of the rarer 

 species, occinriiij^ principally by the side of the railway. 

 Opima was the rarest of the lot. Lithoriza, wilh its delicate 

 pink-tinled wings, flew off" immediately on showing the light, 

 and required a sharp look-onl to take it. Libatrix, Exoleta, 

 Satellilia, and the common chestnuts, with Eupithecia abbre- 

 viata, were also among my takes at the sallows. On one large 

 bush or tree, I imagine, there must have been at least ten 

 thousand moths ; such a sight I never saw before — they were 

 literally swarming. My takes at sugar were very few at the 

 beginning of the season, my first prize being at the end of 

 June: I visited Diumore Wood, sugaring a large nuu)ber of 

 trees, and, full of excitement, expected a good night; my 

 expectations appeared about to be realized, for 1 quickly 

 took a splendid specimen of Ocularis ; but, alas, a storm 

 was brewing in the distance, and one of those muggy 

 blights came over and spoilt the sport. 1 patiently visited 

 and revisited my trees, but took nothing more all the evening. 

 This rare insect occurred again in a wood near the town, as 

 many as fotu" specimens presenting themselves for capture in 

 one evening. Trilinea was one of the first species to come to 

 sugar; some specimens were very fine. Strigilis, Furuncula 

 and Fasciuncula soon followed; Nebulosa was common; 

 Festiva was a pest; Janihina was joined occasionally by 

 Fimbria and Inteijecta; Rubi and Baja were scarce; Trago- 

 pogonis and Hejjatica were much less common than the 

 many-varied and impudent Polyodon ; one specinien of 

 Cytherea occurred. The third and fourth weeks in August 

 were the best for numbers at sugar: Affinis and Diffinis were 

 very plentiful ; Proteus was beautifully fresh ; Rhizolilha and 

 Petrificata were not uncommon ; Pyramidea, Maura and Nupta 

 dis))uted with large unfriendly slugs the right of sacrificing to 

 Bacchus. I had to leave in Septt-mber, when the ivy was 

 about to bloom. As entomologists may imagine, 1 hunted 

 carefully; and, luckily, about the SOth found one single bush 

 in full flower. 1 had two or three good nights at this spot, 

 my best bags being Gilvago and Aurago, of both of which 1 

 had obtained occasional specimens from sugar ; Cerago, 

 Silago and Ferruginea were very coujmon ; Miata and 

 Psittacata did not appear at all afraid of their stronger 

 cousins; I look a dozen of the latter in one evening; Lota 



