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Melitcea Cinxia. — Abundant both in Guernsey and Sark. 

 The earliest date I have of its appearance is May 8th, 1870. 

 In 1872 I did not observe one on the wing until the 27th of 

 May, and then they were in nothing like the abundance of the 

 previous seasons. I noticed a couple of battered females on 

 the wing as late as the 26th of July. They are met with all 

 around the southern coast of Guernsey, from Fermain Bay to 

 Pleinmont Point, but are never found far from the sea-coast. 



Grapta C-Album. — A specimen was captured in Sark by 

 Mrs. Boley. 



Vanessa Urticce. — Extremely abundant in Guernsey and 

 Sark. 



V. Polychloros. — I have taken it in both Guernsey and 

 Sark, but never in any numbers. Earliest date of capture 

 July 7th. 



V. lo. — Is not a common Guernsey insect, but I have 

 found it very abundantly in Sark. 



Pyrameis Atalanta. — Common in Guernsey and Sark. 



P. Cardui. — Usually common in Guernsey and Sark, but 

 in 1871 I did not observe a single specimen, although they 

 were most abundant in the clover-fields in the three previous 

 seasons. They were again common in 1872, when the larvae 

 were particularly abundant on thistles. 



Pyrarga Egeria. — Abundant in Guernsey and Sark. 

 Earliest date of capture April 12th, 1871. 



P. Megcera. — Very common in Guernsey and Sark. 



Satyrus Semele. — Common in both Guernsey and Sark, 

 but particularly abundant in the latter island, where they are 

 by far the commonest butterfl3\ Last year (1872) they were 

 still on the wing on August 12th in large numbers, but it was 

 then impossible to find a perfect specimen. 



Epiiiephele Janira. — Abundant in Guernsey and Sark. 



E. Tiihonus. — Swarming on the blackberry blossoms in 

 both Guernsey and Sark. 



Ccenonymplta Pampliilus. — V^ery abundant in Sark, and 

 also in the little island of Herm, but I have never met with 

 it in Guernsey. Several other collectors have had the like 

 experience. 



Thecla RuhL — Common in Guernsey and Sark. In 1871 

 1 took a specimen fresh from the chrysalis as early as the Cth 

 of April. 



