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.Leucania comma, L. pollens, L. impura, Agrotis sufusa, A. segetum, 

 Noctua c-nigrum, &c. 



Mr. Frank Elgee reports with reference to his experiences of 

 the season that " he found moths to be very scarce, especially 

 during August. Sugar was of very little good until the autumn, 

 and then mostly common things appeared thereat. He attributes 

 the scarcity of the July and August species to the terribly cold 

 weather in March. The first week was fine and warm, which 

 would bring out the hibernating larvae, which in the ensuing 

 wintry weeks would perish. Pupse are not so much affected by 

 cold as larvse, for just a week after the great snowstorm and cold 

 of March 29th the Pine Beauty {Panolis piniperda) and the 

 Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pedaria) were out in the plantations." 



Lists were supplied by Messrs. Frank Elgee (F. E ) and Frank 

 Atkinson (F. A.), the principal species from which are included 

 in my notes. I am also indebted to one or two others of our 

 members for assistance. 



Diurni. * Argynnis euphrosyne. — Near Battersby, June. 



* Argynnis aglaia. — A specimen sent to me by the Rev. J. 



Hawell that had been taken at Ingleby Greenhow during 

 July. A large Fritillary seen near Great Ayton on July 

 27th may possibly have been of this species (F.A.) 



* Ccenonympha typhon.— Taken near Glaisdale in July (F.A.) 



Tlieela rubi. — This species, recorded for the first time last year, 

 occurred very commonly in Glaisdale in May, and was also 

 noticed in Basedale and Lonsdale. 



ItOCturDi. " Cheerocampa elpenor. — Taken at honeysuckle 

 flowers near Glaisdale on July 14th (F. A.) 



Smerinthus populi — Very pale huffish tinted female from Kilton, 

 May 18th (F. E.) 



* Sesia tipuli/oi-mis. — Larvi>3 taken in twigs of currant bushes 



at Yarm (F. A.), also at Middlesbrough, where imagines 

 also occurred. 



'" Nola cucullatella. — Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. 



* Nudaria mundana. — Occurred freely at light in July at 



Glaisdale (F, A.) 



* Porthesia similis, — Glaisdale (F. A.) 



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