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in May, and venture to suggest that it may breed with us ; it is abun- 

 dant along the poplar-fringed bottom lands in certain years in July. 



Of the Satyridae my collection shows few examples, but one butter- 

 fly among them well worthy of mention is Oeneis macouni Edw. Of 

 this species I have a single example, which was taken near my house, 

 but evidently a straggler, as it is a high altitude insect and is found 

 more abundantly as we ascend to higher levels, together with chryxus, 

 which is the commoner one of the two. 



Among the Nymphalidae, electa, leto and atlantis are the commonest 

 forms. Brenthis bellona is double-brooded with us, occurring in May 

 and Juh'. Euphydryas perdiceas Edw. occurs in great numbers in the 

 spring. 



Of the Lycaenidae, interesting and rather uncommon species are 

 Incisalia eryphon Bdv., C. dumetorum Bdv., H. heteronea Bdv., and 

 P. piasus Bdv. 



Among the Sphingidae, a new record for British Columbia is Smer- 

 inthus jamaicensis form geminatus Say., which comes occasionally to 

 light. Paonias myops A. & S. I have bred from the larva, the food plant 

 of which is the choke cherry. Pachysphinx modesta Harris is taken 

 sparingly. The beautiful Proserpinus clarkiae Bdv. is quite a common 

 insect in certain years, flying in bright sunshine over the blossoms of 

 the "wild sunflower." Eubaphe immaculata race trimaculosa Reak. is 

 common some times on partly cleared bush lands. Hyphoraia parthenos 

 Harr. is occasionally taken. 



Among the noctuids, a new record for this Province is Dysocnemis 

 oregonica Hy. Edw., which I have taken on the open range among the 

 sunflowers in May. Sugaring I have always found the most successful 

 method of getting noctuids and generally far more productive of speci- 

 mens than light. One of the good things taken at sugar is Euxoa andera 

 Sm., a new record for the Province ; it is not uncommon. Cirphis farcta 

 Grt., Agrotis rubifera Grt. and Aplectoides condita Gn. are also recorded 

 for the first time : none of them are common in the district, and I 

 obtained only single examples of each. 



In August, 1915, several specimens of Catocala relicta Wlk. were 

 obtained at sugar. This fine moth is usually rare with us, and it was 

 the first time I had seen it for some years. It has the unusual habit of 

 being attracted by ordure, and I have seen it fly up from cattle and 

 horse manure on the roads. Other species of this genus that were taken 

 are nevadensis form montana Beut. and californica Edw., the latter 

 being the most common. Two specimens of Eosphoropteryx thya- 

 tyroides Gn. were taken in July, 1913, but I have failed to take it since. 

 Others worthy of note are Aplectoides pressus Grt., Euretagrotis per- 

 attenta Grt., Xylena mertena Sm., Trachea illocata Wlk., T. mactata 



