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CLEVELAND LEPIDOPTERA IN 1899. 



By T. Ashton Lofthousk. 



* Denotes Species recorded in our Proceedings for first time. 



The notes following on Cleveland Lepidoptera include those 

 received from Messrs. W. Sachse and Frank Elgee, which, to 

 prevent repetition and also to curtail space, I have thought well 

 to incorporate in one list, along with ray own notes. 



With reference to the season, Mr. Sachse states that it has 

 not been a particularly good one for him, as far as species new 

 to the district are concerned. Some of the insects recorded by 

 him were got out at an early date by forcing. He, therefore, 

 had the insects coming out at a time when there is very little 

 outside work possible. He considers this an excellent plan to 

 get a good series of a common insect which emerges naturally 

 at a time when the collector rarely has room for it on his setting 

 boards. 



The season, according to Mr. Frank Elgee's experience, was 

 a fairly good one. He noted 117 species, two or three of 

 which have not been hitherto recorded in our Proceedings. 

 He states that the weather was unfavourable in May and in the 

 autumn, but the summer was very fine indeed and insects 

 were exceedingly numerous, especially during July, when 

 sugaring was exceedingly productive, the moths in this month 

 simply ajjpearing by the hundred every night. On the evening 

 of July 17th, at a small stretch of sugared palings at Ingleby 

 Greenhow, there were no less than 500 moths. The Large 

 Yellow Underwing (T. i^ronuha) was represented by 273 in- 

 dividuals in fine condition. 



Several common species are only noted in the following 

 list, on account of occurrence in localities in which they have 

 not hitherto been recorded in our Proceedings. 



Diumi. Pieris brassiere. — Ingleby Greenhow^ May 9th and 

 August 12th (F. Elgee). 



Pieris rupee. — Ingleby Greenhow, April 21st, October 17th 

 (F. Elgee). 



Pieris napi. — Ingleby Greenhow, May 5th (F. Elgee). 



