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dioica at Redcar. Pelurga comitata caught. 22nd. Calo- 

 campa solidaginis, several on fir tree trunks near Great Ay ton. 

 This insect is rather difficult to detect on account of its likeness 

 to a small piece of lichen-covered bark sticking out from the 

 trunk. 26th. Halia vauaria. 28th. Oporahia dilutata near 

 Great Ay ton. 



During this month Mr. Sachse took larvae of Notodonta 

 dictsea and dromedaruis at Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, and 

 Saturnia pavonia, Brotton. 



September. Anchocelis pistacinaand litura at sugar during 

 the month. 



October. The following were taken at sugar : — Hydroecia 

 micacea, Cerastis spadicea, Scojaelosoma satellitia (1) and 

 INIiselia oxyacanthse. 



November 13th. Single specimen of Calocampa exoleta 

 at sugar, also Caradrina quadripunctata. 



1898. 

 On the whole this has been a better season than usual, 

 several additional species being added to the Cleveland list. 

 The weather in the spring and early summer was very cold, 

 and sugar was not of much use until about the end of August, 

 when insects came very freely. During September, October, 

 and the early part of November the autumn species occurred 

 very freely at sugar, in fact much more commonly than I have 

 ever noticed them before. 



January 16th Hyberuia rupicapraria, Linthorpe. 



March 13th. Hybernia marginaria noticed near Thornaby, 

 also a dark variety of same taken at Linthorpe on the 20th. 



April Btli. Brephos parthenias, several specimens seen by 

 Mr. Sachse flying about birch in bright sunshine near Caiiton- 

 in-Cleveland. Visited locality on 16th, when a few were 

 noticed but they did not seem to fly excejjt when the sun was 

 shining brightly, and then principally about the tojjs of the 

 trees. Xylophasia hepatica single full grown larva taken on 

 10th near Stokesley. 21st. Selenia bilunaria. took at light 

 at Linthorpe. 



May 28th. Selenia lunaria near Battersby. 



June 6th. Nisoniades tages Battersby (Elgee). 



Jane 11th. Field Club excursion to Kilton Woods added 

 three species to Cleveland list, viz.: — Melanippe albicillata, 

 single specimen taken by Mr. Sachse, (one or two larvae taken 

 in same locality during Se^jtember), Numeria pulveraria, laid 

 ova, and Abraxas sylvata, several resting on plants under AVycli 

 Elm. Some of the specimens were darker than usual and of 



