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moth, apparently fresh out, was taken. JSToctua augur, N. 

 plecta, N. C-nigrum, N. triangulum, N. brunnea, N. festiva, 

 N. rubi, N. baja, Mania maura, Hadena oleracea. At the same 

 time were taken Larentia didymata, Hypena proboscidalis, 

 and webs of larv« of Eriogaster lanestris noticed. 



Saturnia pavonia (carpini) larvae (near Eston), Aciptilia 

 pentadactyla (Middlesbrough Park), Vanessa urticse. From 

 this month till the end of September this butterfly was 

 unusually abundant in this district. Notodonta dictsea 

 larvae (near Middlesbrough). 



August. 



I took at Redcar during this month Vanessa atalanta, 

 Orgyia autiqua, Tapinostola eljmi (at rest on Marram grass), 

 Gortyna ochracea (flavago) pupae (in stem of thistles), Luperina 

 testacea, Apamea didyma and a black variety, Miana literosa 

 (ragwort flowers), Caradrina quadripunctata, Agrotis vesti- 

 gialis (valligera), A, tritici (very common but not very 

 variable), Noctua umbrosa, (ragwort), N. xanthographa, 

 Triphfena comes (orbona), T. pronuba, Acidalia virgularia 

 (incanaria), A. aversata (ragwort). 



On the 20th of this month there were taken or noticed near 

 Ayton :— Polia chi, Calocampa solidaginis, PJusia gamma, 

 Larectia cfesiata, Hypsipetes sordidata (elutata), Melanippe 

 sociata, Cidaria (russata) truncata, C. testata, C. populata and 

 Amblyptilia acanthodactyla. 



In the Middlesbro' district Vanessa atalanta (very 

 abundant), Polyonimatns pbloeas (near the Park), Crambus 

 tristellus, C. culmellas, Pionea forficalis, Depressaria 

 liturella. 



September. 

 This month, for the most part, was very fine and warm, 

 but I did not find it particularly good for moths. On the 

 few occasions on which I was out very few moths were taken 

 or noticed. Sphinx convolvuli (specimen taken at Saltburn), 

 Bombyx rubi larvae (very common at Ayton and also noticed 

 at Runswick), Tapinostola fulva (a few specimens at 

 Middlesbrough and Ayton), Anchocelis litura (at sugar), 

 Phlogophora meticulosa, Amphipyra tragopogonis (at sugar 

 and at rest on tree trunks), Oporabia dilutata (Ayton), 

 Emmelesia albulata, (a specimen taken near A cklam, very late 

 date for this moth, probably a second brood), Peronea 

 variegana. 



