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nice little series from a fence at Laverstock), D. capsincola (one imago ; 

 larvfe common in white campion), D. carpophaga (larvae obtained com- 

 monly on Laverstock Down in July, by picking handfuls of bladder 

 campion and shaking them into an umbrella), Plusia gamma, P. chry- 

 sitis (common in the garden), P. iota (larva), P. mnneta (larvae in the 

 garden), TnpJucna pronuba, T. interjecta (one, near Wilton), iirammesia 

 trujrammica, Noctua plecta, N(fnia tijpica, Amphipyrn traf/opogonis (IsiiVva.), 

 Gonoptera llbatrix, Acontia luctuosa (Laverstock). Euclidia mi, Cucidlia 

 umbratica (very abundant on posts during May, June, and early part of 

 July ; larviB swept at Stonehenge at end of July), 0. verbasci (larvae 

 common on Verbasciim in June and July ; moth taken in the garden in 

 May). Habrostola urtica; (a few to light) ; also larvae of Orthosia lota, 

 Taniocampa cruda (pulverulenta), T. manda, T. stabilis, Scopelosoma 

 satellitia, and Calyynnia trapezina. 



The following Deltoids were noticed : — Hypmna proboscidalis, H. 

 rostralis, Pechypogon barbaUs (near Wilton), Zancloguatha fjrisealis (near 

 Wilton), and Rivula sericealis (in the marshes). 



Geometras : — Uropteryx sambucaria, Rumia cratagata {Inteolata), 

 Boarmia rhomboidaria, B. repandata (one in the garden), Tephrosia con- 

 so7iaria (Rhinefield), T. crepuscularia (near Wilton), T. luridata and 

 T. punctulata (near Wilton), Metrocampa margaritaria, Venilia maculata, 

 Amphidasys betularia, Phigalia pedaria (pilosaria) larvfB near Wilton. 

 Odontopera bidentata, Eurymene dolabraria (near Wilton), Cleora liche- 

 naria (two localities near Salisbury), Cabera piisaria, Asthenia candidata, 

 A. luteata (one. Old Sarum), Acidaliaincanaria, lodis lactearia, Hemithea, 

 thymiaria, Acidalia trigeminata (abundant), Ephyra porata, E.punctaria, 

 E. trilinearla, E. omicronaria (one ; all the Ephyras near Wilton), 

 Numeria pulveraria {a few near Wilton), Htrenia dathrata (locally 

 abundant), Halia vaiiaria, Macaria liturata (Laverstock), Abraxas gros- 

 sulariata, Ligdia adiistata, Lomaspilis marginata, Minoa euphorbiata (a 

 few near Wilton), Larentia pectinitaria (abundant), L. didymata, Eupi- 

 thecia piilchellata (one, Laverstock), E. subfulvata (one, to light), EJ. 

 venosata (larvae from bladder campion, Laverstock), E. pusillata (a 

 short series beaten from spruce firs in Rhinefield), E. subnotata, E. cen- 

 taureata, Anticleariibidata (one), Melanthia ocellata, Melanippe nvata, M. 

 subtristata, M. fliictuata, M. montanata (near Wilton), F'idonia piiiiaria, 

 Panagra petiaria, Cidaria corylata (near Wilton), C. dotata, Coremia ? 

 fen-ugata, Thera variata (Rhinefield), Cheimatobia brumata (larvae), C. 

 boreata (larvae near Wilton). Hybernia defoliaria and other Hybernia 

 larvae very abundant near Wilton. Hypsipetes elutata (very abundant), 

 Eubolia bipwictata, E. cervinaria (larvae on mallow at Wishford), Sco- 

 tosia vetulata (locally abundant), S. rhamnata, S. dubitata (larva very 

 abundant), Camptogramma bilineata, Anaitis plagiata, Mesotype virgata 

 (locally common at Stonehenge). 



Pyralides : — Botys ruralis, Scopida olivalis, S. prunalis, Pionea forft- 

 calis, Hydrocampa stagnata, Aglossa pingumalis, Ebulea sambucalis (one), 

 E. crocealu (one, Romsey), Eurrhypara urticata, Orubena extimalis 

 {margaritalis) (a few on Laverstock Down ; also a few others undeter- 

 mined). A few Aphomia sociella came indoors to light. 



The weather was most unfavourable for dragonflies. Calopteryx 

 splendens seemed to be pretty generally distributed, and was taken in 

 Salisbury, by the canal at Romsey, and at Wishford. G. virgo was out 



