REPORT 
OF ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 
N looking over the notices given in during 
the Season of 1889, we see that nearly all 
of the commoner species of butterflies and 
moths are to be found in or around Chelten- 
ten. There are one or two moths that come 
out exceptionally early; the clouded drab 
was the first given in on the 25th of Feb. 
There were 79 notices given in altogether, 
not only for butterflies and moths, but also 
for spiders, ladybirds and beetles. The 
field day to Birdlip was rather unsuccessful, 
as it was very dull and rainy. The Painted 
Lady was very common last year, though in other seasons we hardly 
see one; it is not certain, why this and other butterflies, the marbled 
white and clouded yellow, appear thus, and it is one of the things 
that must be found out, by that method so strongly urged by Mr. 
Cumming, namely, observation. There were no observations given 
in last year, concerning habits, and haunts of the Cheltenham 
butterflies and insects, but as this Society grows older, the more 
notices and observations we ought to expect. ‘The Clouded Yellow 
was taken last year and many more were seen. And the Large 
Blue generally rare on these hills was taken. The Lime Hawk 
Moth, seemed to be the commonest of the sphingidae of Chelten- 
ham. ‘The prize for the best collection of butterflies and moths 
ented by Mr. Griffin was awarded to E. A. Wilson, the bock 
“ Houghton’s British Fresh Water Fishes.” 
The specimens taken by Wilson were very good, there were 
are ones in his collection that appeared in none of the 
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