246 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



I understand that " sugaring " is nightly practised in the 

 Tors woods by sundry entomological visitors during the months 

 of August and September, but I have not yet seen any account 

 of work done in that locality during those months. If any reader 

 of these random notes has tried autumnal "sugaring" in any of 

 the woods about Lynrnouth, perhaps he will kindly give us the 

 benefit of his exeprience. 



Larv<e of Botys asinalis were beaten from madder {Rubia 

 peregrina). These were neai'ly full-fed when found (June 19th), 

 and soon spun up in the angle formed by the top and rim of lid 

 of the tin box in which they were confined. 



Phycis adornatella was very abundant on the sides and the top 

 of the Tors, also in the Valley of Eocks, Lynton, at the end of 

 June. I found some larvae of a Phycis feeding on thyme, or 

 rather they were in a long silken mine on the ground among the 

 twigs of thyme, at Headon's Mouth, in 1881. These produced 

 P. subornatella, Zell. 



Some forty species of Tortrices were captured, among which 

 were Dichelia grotiana, taken very sparingly under oak trees in 

 the " Tors " and in the valley of East Lynn. Spilonota rosce- 

 colana. — A few. Orthoteenia struma. — Very common in a rough 

 field called Westlands ; this species gets on the wing about 

 7.30 p.m. Pcedisca occultana. — A few beaten out of larch. 

 P. soi'didana. — Found larvse of this species feeding in folded 

 leaves of alder during June ; the perfect insects are now 

 emerging. Ephippiphora turbidana. — I got very few of this species 

 this year ; the food-plant was abundant in one or two fields a little 

 beyond Lynn Vale, and distant from Lynmouth about one mile 

 and a half; curiously enough, though, I did not get a single 

 example of the insect where its food was plentiful ; but by the 

 side of the Barnstaple highroad, where there were a few dust- 

 covered plants, I got all the E. turbidana brought back with me this 

 year. E. signatana was scarce among blackthorn ; so also was 

 Olindia ulmana among bilberry, &c, under larch trees. Stigmonota 

 redimitana was represented by two specimens only ; I have taken 

 as many dozens in about an hour at a place called Trentishoe 

 Bottom, near Headon's Mouth. Eupoecilia rupicolana was fairly 

 common among Eupatorium near the sea, and very fine and 

 bright specimens most of them were. Argyrolepia cnicana was 

 not uncommon ; but only one specimen of Conchy lis smeath- 

 maniana was met with. 



