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“perpetual smoke,” or give up the pursuit. However, I will not 
dilate further on this, but proceed to enumerate some of the 
species of Lepidoptera met with here. 
The sallows, as I have before observed, are not remarkable for 
attracting rarities, but out of the commoner herd of T’eniocampe 
and hybernated species might be boxed as usual a few Xylocampa 
lithoriza, Trachea piniperda, Anticlea badiata, Larentia multistri- 
garia, Teniocampa gracilis, T. rubricosa, and an odd T’. munda. 
A single Cymatophora flavicornis was also met with on a birch 
tree, apparently drying its wings. Brephos parthenias could be 
seen in numbers at the beginning of April flying leisurely about 
the tops of birch trees, now and then one descending within reach 
of the net. Tortricodes hyemana, if desired, could be taken in 
plenty by beating oak trees in and around woods. 
After the sallows had done blooming came a lull in collecting ; 
but during April a few Heusimene fimbriana were captured in the 
bright sunshine flying around oaks, and the birch trees yielded a 
nice series each of Micropteryx sparmanella, M. wunimaculella, and 
M. semipurpurella, whilst M. purpurella was plentiful, and of 
course M. subpurpurella—often mistaken for something better— 
was ubiquitous among oaks, from which trees an occasional 
Eupithecia abbreviata was disturbed. Upon the arrival of May— 
a month always welcomed by entomologists because of the many 
species then emerging from pupss—our district became enlivened 
with insects. Among the Macros taken this month were Lycena 
agestis, Cidaria suffumata, C. corylata, C. silaceata, Platypteryx 
hamula, P. faleula, Tephrosia punctulata, Ypsipetes impluviata, 
Phytometra e@nea, Emmelesia albulata, Hupithecia indigata (fine 
and plentiful), H. castigata, EH. nanata, and a single worn 
E. dodoneata on railings. ‘The Tortrices which have been 
fairly common are Phle@odes tetraquetrana, Clepsis rusticana 
among Myrica gale (bog myrtle), Phoxopteryx siculana, P. biar- 
cuana, P. uncana, Coccyx splendidulana, C. argyrana; and 
at the end of the month, fying in the bright sunshine among 
Ulex europeus (furze), Stigmonota imternana, looking much 
whiter on the wing than its commoner companion, Catoptria 
ulicetana. The following are some of the Tinew met with:— 
Coleophora albicostella and C. murinipennella among furze and 
Luzula respectively. Of the Lithocolletide I noted Lithocolletis 
tristrigella, L. schreberella, L. stettinella, L. hortella, L. trifasciella, 
