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heparata, and Notodonta dromedarius obtained by beating and 

 searching alders; Platypteryx falcula not uncommon on leaves of 

 alder, and most generally found in a silken web on the upper 

 surface; mines of Lithocolletis stettinella also in leaves of alder; 

 Ephyra pendidaria on birch ; some Eupithecics on seeds of 

 Angelica sylvestris, &c. In the green fruits of alder were also 

 obtained larvae, of what there is every reason to believe will 

 produce imagines of Strathmopoda pedella ; and I noted that the 

 lower fruits on the tree were mostly free from larva? ; but feeling 

 sure that the larvae must be somewhere on the trees which 

 yielded the imagines so plentifully, a climb was resorted to, 

 resulting in a good supply ; and the higher one climbed the 

 more larvse could be obtained. To mention other larvae met with 

 would take too much space. 



Several visits were made to ivy-bloom during October, but I 

 have no remarkable captures to record therefrom. Certainly the 

 usual common visitors to this attraction were well represented, 

 such as Xanthia ferruginea, Miselia oxyacantlice, Phlogophora 

 meticulosa, Noctua c-nigriim, &c, with here and there an odd 

 Orthosia lota, 0. macilenta, Anchocelis pistacina, and A. lunosa. 

 A few species, among which were Himera pennarla, Pcecilocampa 

 populi, Hibemia defoliaria, and Petasia cass'mea, came to light at 

 the end of October and beginning of November ; whilst Calocampa 

 exoleta visited sugar. With these I close my list. 



Finally, having read in your columns so many accounts of the 

 unsatisfactory nature of the season in different parts of the 

 country, I venture to think that my list of captures in this 

 locality, for the year 1883, will prove satisfactory. 

 3, Haylett Terrace, Exton's Road, King's Lynn, Dec. 21, 1883. 



LEPIDOPTERA AT ABBOT'S WOOD AND EASTBOURNE 



IN 1883. 

 By the Rev. Chas. F. Thornewill. 



On July 2nd of last year I started for an insect-hunting 

 excursion to Abbot's Wood, and took up my quarters at the 

 " George Hotel," Hailsham, where I was joined the following 

 day by the Be v. E. C. Dobree Fox ; and having visited the 



