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SUMMER. 
and the same flowers which in the day attract 
various kinds of insects, are at night visited by 
moths, &c. The various dragon files {Llbel- 
lulidce), will be found at rest on plants near 
ponds in dull weather, and in the evening, and 
may then be taken with the fingers ; but when 
on the wing, they are extremely rapid in flight, 
and difficult to capture. Some rare insects 
are found on pine and fir trees, both on the 
foliage and under the bark, at this season. 
The trunks of trees, faggots, hurdles, &c. 
and dead fences, are the resort of many of the 
CerambycidcE, &c. in Summer. Dead bushes 
in hedges should be beaten. But to point out 
the proper places for collecting, and the dif- 
ferent methods, during this season, would be 
to repeat almost all that has been said under 
the head of Spring, and to mention every 
flower, bush, briar and tree, so numerous are 
the habitats ; they may, however, be summed 
up by saying— search every where. 
Water insects are now to be found in great 
abundance, and may be taken with much less 
inconvenience than in the Winter months. But 
the collector must not be discouraged if he 
should search several ponds and ditches, and. 
yet scarcely find a single insect ; for it often 
