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euphrosyne, abundant in June. Limenitu sibylla (larvae), in Rhinefield. 

 Melanargia gaJatea, in fine condition and very locally, near Eomsey. 

 Paraffe efferia, common, but worn, Rhinefield. Satynis semele (July), 

 Old Saruni and Stonehenge. Epinephele ianira and E. tithonits, both 

 abundant. Cccnonympha pam^Mlus, abundant. Vanessa urtica:., com- 

 mon. V. polychloros, one full-grown larva found on the Cathedral 

 Green under a wych elm, July 20th. Thecla rubi, one, near Wilton, 

 June 5th, Nemeobius Incina, taken sparingly, near Wilton, early in June. 

 Lycmia icarus, abundant. L. ageatis, fairly common, near Wishford. 

 L. eor?/<Zow, just (August) out on the downs. Cyaniris njy/roZu.'?, near Wilton, 

 June 5th. Cupido minima, excessively abundant in sheltered nooks on 

 the downs; I netted four at one stroke. Hesperia sylvaims, H. Imea, 

 Thanaos tages, and Syrichthus malva complete my list, of Rhopalocera. 



As regards moths, I did scarcely any night-work, and no sugaring 

 at all. A pair of Sphinx ligustri, looking very huge, taken at rest on 

 a post on Laverstock Down. Smerinthus jwptili, seen on the street- 

 lamps, and a pupa of c^. tilicB found. Chcerocampa elpenor, taken one 

 evening, flying at phlox in the garden ; and a single C, jwrcelhis found 

 resting on the ground near a patch of its food-plant, on Laverstock 

 Down. Macroglossa fuciformis was out at Rhinefield when I went 

 over, May 22nd. Anthrocera trifoiii, common near Romsey, July 10th ; 

 &nd A. Jilipendula: at Stonehenge and on the downs. Hepialiis lupu- 

 linus and Nola cucullatella fairly common. Gnophria ruhricollis, seen 

 near Wilton; and a short series oi Lithosia sororcula {aureola) obtained 

 from the same locality in May and the beginning of June. A single 

 Cybosia mesomella, taken near Romsey. Enchelia jacobaa, generally 

 common. A few larvas of Arctia caia, seen early in the year. Spilo- 

 soma menthastri and 5^. lubricipeda extremely common at light, and 

 S. mendica taken at Rhinefield. Males of Dasychira pudibmida seen on 

 the lamps. Larvae and imagos of Orgyia antiqua abundant in July. 

 A web of Eriogaster lanestris larvffi taken near Salisbury, July 11th, 

 many of the larvfe not half-grown, and most of them stung ; I also 

 took two larger ones at Romsey. Malacosoma (Bombyx) neustria and 

 Odonestis potatoria were both found commonly in the larval state. Two 

 examples of Gastropacha (Lasiocampa) quercifolia taken, the first hanging 

 from a very small blackthorn bush, and the other on a street-lamp, 

 July 29th and August 3rd. Larvae of Centra vinula and Notodonta 

 dictaa found on aspen, the latter being full-grown July 5th, and imagos 

 emerged early in August. Pimlera bucephala, common. Luphopteryx 

 camelina, at light. Brepana falcataria, near Wilton. 



The following Nocture were noticed: — Bryophila perla (common), 

 Acronycta psi (?), Gonophora derasa, Leucania pallens, L. imjmra, 

 L. straminea (one, taken in the Avon marshes among a host of common 

 Leucanias), L. conigera, Cymatophora diluta (a larva, near Wilton), 

 Xyhphasia polyodon, X. Hthoxylea, X, hepatica, X. rurea (a few), 

 A', subliistris (one, beaten from beech, Laverstock Down), Apamea gemina 

 (on posts), A. didyma (oculea) (abundant), Miana strigilis, M. funmcula, 

 Mamestra brasdcce, M. anceps, M. persicaria, Agrotis puta, A. exclama- 

 tionis, A. segetum, Hadena oleracea, H. thalassina (one), H. genista; (took 

 a dozen in one day from posts near Wilton), H. denti^ia (on posts, very 

 abundant and variable), Hecatera serena (fairly common on posts; 

 larvae swept commonly at Stonehenge), Dianthoicia nana {conspersa) (a 



