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stems of lii'ooni. On the same date a specimen of Cidavia 

 miata in good condition was cakeu Ijy jNTr. Saclise near Whorl- 

 ton Church. 



June ■2n(L Took aspecinion of the Poplar kitten. Dieranuria 

 bifida, fresldy emerged at 5-30 p m., oif Poplar (P. nigra) tree 

 trunk at Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. ] 0th Eupithecia vulgata, 

 several in garden. 12th. Eupithecia lariciata fairly common 

 about firs at Great Ayton Acidalia fumata, two or three 

 specimens, also specimens of ]\lelanippe tristata and Macaria 

 liturata, all at Great Ayton. 15th. Hadena thalassina, 

 Noctua jilecta and Agrotis segetum at sugar in garden. 19th. 

 Took larvaa of Zygsena filipendula? about full grown near 

 Redcar. 21st. Cilix glaucata caught and Apamea gemina 

 at sugar at Middlesl)rough 22ud Corcmia propugnata, 

 Lomasi>ilis marginata, Hypsipetes trifasciata and Emmelesia 

 alchemillata, all taken near Great Ayton. 25th. Noctua 

 festiva at sugar in garden 26th. ^Melanippe ocellata, Great 

 Ayton 27th. Amphidasys betularia vav doubledayaria 

 taken in garden, laid several ova. 28th. Trochilium crab- 

 roniforniis took one freshly emerged 9 a m. on Poplar Tree 

 trunk, Middleslirough (another specimen taken on July 19 at 

 8-45 a m.). 



July 2nd. Apamea unanimis, Xylophasia lithoxylea at 

 sugar in garden. -Ith. Lophopteryx camelina came to gas 

 light at Linthorpe. 8th. Eupithecia tenuiata bred from 

 sallows got near (Jreat Ayton 9th. Xoctua C-uigrum, Leu- 

 cania comma, &c.. at sugar. Miana arcuosa very common, 

 flying al lout rough pasture field at Linthorpe 10th Hepialus 

 velleda. 12th.- Ellopia prosapiaria bred from pupae got at 

 Great Ayton. 13th. Acidalia bisetata, several flying about 

 at dusk near Acklam. I7th. Acidalia virgularia, Re<Iuar. 

 24th. Tortrix adjunctana, Eupithecia nanata, Anarta myrtilli, 

 near Great Ayton 2Cth. Xanthia fulvago. During the 

 next two i:)r three weeks lired a number of these including 

 some very uicely luarked ones, also the var. flavesccns. 26tli. 

 Uropteryx sambucaria caught. 28th Xanthia flnvago bred 

 from larva? got near Great Ayton. 30tli. Tapinostola elynii, 

 took several specimens at rest on grasses and flying aliout on 

 banks uear Redcar. Mamestra abjecta, one at sugar near 

 Redcar. Cerigo matura, speciuien came to light at Linthorpe. 



August 5th. Xoctua baja and Triphsena comes at sugar. 

 ISIelanthia bicolorata, several about alders near Great Ayton, 

 also a single specimen of var. plumbata. 11th. Diant'hecia 

 capsincola, larvae very plentiful in seed heads of Lychnis 



