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■ other insects noticed during this month were : — 



Odonestis potatoria larvae, taken at Saltburn. 

 Euchloe cardamines. 



Amphidasys betularia, hatched out from Larvae taken in 

 Guisbro' Park last Autumn. 



Jdne. 



June 1st. The follovping were noticed near Ay ton : — 



Acronycta rumicis, Bupalus piniaria, Ematurga atomaria 

 (common, some dark forms), Larentia pectinitaria, Eupithecia 

 castigata, E. nanata (common), Coremia ferrugata, Crambus 

 pratellus, Pardia tripunctana, Nemophora schwarziella. 



In addition to the above, the following were noticed during 

 the month : — 



Pieris brassicae, rapae and napi, Coenonympha pamphilus, 

 Polyommatus phloeas, (near Eston), Smerinthus populi, 

 Spilosoma menthastri, Hepialas lupulinus, Cilix glaucata 

 (spinula), Lophopteryx camelina, Notodonta ziczac, N. drome- 

 darius. The last three were hatched out from larvae taken 

 at Guisbro' Park last Autumn. Acronycta psi and rumicis, 

 Hadena dentina, (Eston), Hadena oleracea, Plusiaiota, Venusia 

 cambrica, (Guisbro' Park), Abraxas grossulariata larvae, 

 Emmelesia albulata, (common in meadows near Eston), 

 Melanippe sociata, montanata and fluctuata, Cidaria immanata, 

 C. corylata, (Guisbro' Park), Tanagra atrata, (common), 

 Hedya dealbana. 



July. 



The early part of this month was very hot, and after the 

 first few days a series of very heavy thunderstorms occurred. 

 Moths came freely to sugar on favourable evenings. 



At sugar, the following Moths were noted during this 

 month : — Leucania pallens, Xylophasia lithoxylea, X. mono- 

 glypha (exceedingly common sm usual, several very dark 

 forms), Caradrina quadxipunctata, Apamea didyma (oculea) 

 and varieties, Agrotis exclamationis, Nnctua xanthographa, 

 Triphfena pronuba. The latter were abundant and very 

 variable, the upper wings varying from very light buff to 

 black. Mania typica. 



In addition to the species already mentioned I took near 

 Stokesley, in conjunction with Mr. Gribble, the following at 

 sugar on July 13th : — Leucania comma, Leucania lithar- 

 gyria, Apamea basilinea, A. gemina, Miana strigilis, variety 

 sethiops, M. fasciuncula, M. literosa, Agrotis obscura 

 (ravida). A fine, well marked, dark specimen of this 



