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fagaria, Macrothylacia ruhi and Zi/gcena trifolu, with Brenthis 

 selene and B. eitphrosi/ne much below the average numbers. 



On the 14th larvte of Zephynis hetuUe and Anticlea nigro- 

 fasciaria were taken full fed and some very fine vars. of Zygana 

 trifolii, including orange-tinted forms. Smalllarvpe of Hemaris 

 faciformis were found on the 15th, but the special object of that 

 day, Lithosia rtihricollis, did not put in an appearance then or later. 



On June 21st-22nd the only attempts at sugaring on 

 the local sand-hills proved a failure, only a few Mamestra 

 albicolon being taken, Agrotis ripce and Leucania littoralis being 

 practically absent. The last week in -June I saw Argynnis 

 cydippe, Dryas papliia, Boarmia roboraria well out and in numbers 

 above the average. Acronycta leporina and Noctua ditrapeziuni 

 were the only notahilia at sugar, which failed in its main 

 purpose — the tempting of Diptera orion. Some fine vars. of 

 Lithosia deplana were hatched out in the same week. The first 

 week in July gave Leucania faricolor and Acidalia rcmutaria at 

 sugar. In the New Forest Dryas paphia, with its var. valezina, 

 and Limenitis sibylla were out in fair numbers, with some very 

 nice varieties of all three. Argynnis cydippe was fairly plentiful 

 and a beautiful Lanceolata was taken. 



July I7th-23rd gave, at sugar, JIaina ahjecta, and at light 

 Petikcmpa arciiosa and Euchloris pustulata. The season's addi- 

 tions to the local list were (Enestis quadra, Noctua ditrapeziuni, 

 Euchloris pustulata, Acidalia iiiornata, Enpitliecia albi punctata, 

 Pygara pigra, Leucania. turca and Nola albulalis. 



From August 2nd to September 12th was spent in south 

 Devon with Mr. Woodforde. In the first week a few Lithosia 

 caniola were taken at light. The insect is very ficlde in its 

 appearance, requiring very particular conditions of wind and 

 temperature before it takes to wing. Mr. Woodforde had the 

 best night among them on August 1st, when he also took 

 Eupithecia innotata and Perizonia tceniata. In the second week 

 of August a day was devoted to Callimorpha hera. Of these 

 about a score were taken, including the orange and yellow forms. 

 Pararge megcera, was beginning to be very plentiful ; BryopJiila 

 glandifera and Bryopiiila perla were and remained scarce. 

 During most of August imagines of Acronycta runiicis, Polia eld, 

 Gnophos obscurata, Acidalia promutata were to be taken from the 

 rocks by day. Pupae of Nonagria typJice and Nonagria geminipuncta 

 were locally plentiful. At Torcross small larvae of Cucullia 

 absinthii were found, and pupae of Nonagria geminipuncta. A few 

 larvae of Anticlea cucullata were beaten along with a few of 

 Macroglossa stellataruni. Larvae of Phyrrhea umbra were fairly 

 plentiful but badly stung ; three larvae of Heliothis peltigera were 

 also taken. A few Colias edusa were taken in the last week of 

 August, including one helice, captured by finger and thumb 

 whilst clinging to a flower-head in a gale of wind. 



