220 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
which through the clear air seemed but a mile or two away. 
Never in the course of my experience have I found Lepidoptera 
in such abundance and variety. On going through the town 
Vanessa cardui was flying commonly about the streets, their 
numbers, however, being but a faint indication of the hundreds, 
one might almost say thousands, to be met with later on. Seeing 
such a favourable state of affairs, I determined to make the most 
of it; and so worked that evening, and right through the night’ 
and all the following day, getting about twenty-five hours’ 
continuous collecting. By seven o’clock the next evening my 
boxes were full, and I was somewhat thirsty. 
In the following pages I shall venture to enumerate 
some of the species which fell to my net, as an encourage- 
ment to others who may contemplate working this well- 
known but by no means exhausted coast. Among the Diurni, 
Argynnis aglaia was common and in fine condition, being 
partial to flowers of Centaurea nigra. Vanessa cardui in large 
numbers, but bad condition. Fresh specimens of V. atalanta 
and V. 20 were on the wing, and Arge galathea was very common; 
Satyrus hyperanthus and others of the genus were visible, and 
I saw several worn specimens of Thecla rubi. Lycena alsus 
could be counted in hundreds, and L. corydon was just emerging. 
Hesperia sylvanus and H. linea were common. 
Macroglossa stellatarum visited the flowers of Hchiwm vulgare 
in great numbers in the evening, and again in the early morning 
sunshine. Hepialus hwmuli was flying commonly at dusk and just 
before sunrise, but not throughout the night. Zygena jilipendule 
was extremely abundant as larve, pupz, and imagines. Nudaria 
senex, Setina wrrorella, and Lithosia complana put in an appear- 
ance, and Callimorpha dominula was continually tumbling into the 
net, its larvee being plentiful on various plants. Hwchelia jacobee 
also occurred. Larvee of Liparis chrysorrhea were not uncommon 
on Hippophae rhamnoides. The females of Odonestis potatoria 
I found commonly at rest on the grass, side by side with its larva. 
Among the Geometre were Ourapteryx sambucata, Acidalia 
scutulata, A. meanaria, A. immutata, and A. promutata; and I 
observed that Hmmelesia albulata was rather common amongst 
Rhinanthus crista-galli, and the capsules of Silene inflata produced 
larvee of Dianthecia capsincola and EHupithecia venosata. The 
other pugs met with were EH. centaureata, EH. subumbrata, EH. 
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