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Psilura monncha (9), Trichuira cratacji (1), Phirfalia pilosaria and Nyssi'a 

 hhpidaria (both common), Bonrmin rohoraria {!), Petasia cassinea (3), 

 AsphaUa flaricornis ("2), A. ridem (1), T(Bniocamparmmda, T. viiniosa (very 

 abundant in all stages of growth), Af)riopis apriUna (6, five of them on 

 treacle), and Amphipyra pyramidea. After the very commonest species, 

 T. miniosa was perhaps the most plentiful. 



Imagines of all kinds were scarce, and at the beginning of the week the 

 outlook was not rosy. Things improved as the week went on, however, and 

 on the whole the result was better than at first expected. The following 

 were taken during the day, night proving a dead failure in all ways: — 

 Arfjynnis eiiphrosyne (abundant), A. selene (just coming out), Nemeobius 

 lucina (20 in all), Gonopteryx rhamni (common), Macroylossa fuciformis 

 (common at Rinefield, and a few in New Copse), M. homhyliformis (4, in 

 New Copse), Macaria liturata, Bupalus piniaria (males abundant — one 

 of them very white — and two females), Anaitis plagiata (8), Platypteryx fal- 

 cula, Hadena dentina, Euclidia mi, and Phytometra cenea. Everything 

 was far behind time, many of the usual species such as Bapta taminata, 

 Lithosia aureola, Platypteryx lacertula, P. hamida, P. unguicxda, &c., not 

 turning up at all, and all Geometers were very scarce. 



After a week's interval I tried my luck at Hailshara, but although 

 undoubtedly night work had improved, everything was still verv backward, 

 and there was generally a great lack of insect life in the woods ; in fact, 

 only five species of Macros were really common, viz., Aryynnis selene, 

 Pechypoyon barhalis, lodis lactearia, Asthena candidnta, and Melanippe 

 montanata, whilst Lycana adonis was in great form on the downs by 

 Glynde. The following occurred from time to time, more or less com- 

 monly : — Melitcea athalia (hardlv out), Pyrameis cardui, Thecla riibi, 

 Anthocharis cardamines, Limacndes testudo (a single female beaten out by 

 Mr. Lowe of Guernsey), Zyyana trifolii, Halias qnercana (two cocoons), 

 Lithosia mesomeUa, Gnnphrin rubricoUis, Arctia villica, Eurymene dolo- 

 braria, Boarmia consortaria, Ephyra porata,Acidalia subserkata. Melanippe 

 hastata, and Platypteryx falcula. Although no beating was done, larvae of 

 Trichiura cratceyi, Eriogaster lanestris, Bombyx qiiercus, and Psilura 

 monacha turned up now and again, the latter on treacle. As regards 

 numbers, treacle was no great success, perhaps forty or fifty moths, all told, 

 being about the average number on the trees per evening. Of this very 

 limited company, the species were fairly numerous, the best of them being 

 Thyatirn derasa, Diphthera orion, Acromjcia leporina, A. ligustri, Leucania 

 comma, Xyhphasia hepatica, Apamea gemina, Grammesia trilinea (and var. 

 bilinea), Rusinn tenebrosa, Agrotis suffusa{?L single small specimen), Noctua 

 festiva, Aplecta herbida, A. nehdnsa (common), Hadena adusta, H. dentina, 

 Gonoptera libatrix, Boarmia consortaria, a single Melanthia albicillata, 

 and some niore Agriopis aprilina larvse. T was very lucky as regards 

 weather, as, with the exception of several heavy showers, rain kept off all 

 the week. 



Larvae continued to be found during the early part of the month at 

 Chingford ; P. pilosaria and N. hispidaria were still abundant ; a few 

 Cossus ligniperda in the willows on Cliingford Plain ; and Orthosia upsilon 

 commonly under the loose bark of the same trees; Halias quercana came 

 down from oak ; seven Trichiura cratcegi from blackthorn ; and Pseudo- 

 terpna cytisaria on the genista at High Beech ; but for the next month I 

 did no collecting at all away from London, and very little there. Eupithecia 



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