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This is really a busy month with the entomologist, and it will 

 be necessary to put all apparatus and appliances into perfect order 

 early. The cyanide bottle should be freshly charged, nets examined 

 and repaired if necessary, and all setting boards, breeding cages 

 &c. put in perfect trim for the new season's work. 



Larvae are now feeding freely, and a few hours spent in beating, 

 sweeping, and searching will enable you to stock your cages 

 liberally. 



Sugaring may be continued throughout the month, and the 

 sallow blossom may be searched as long as it proves attractive. 

 Moths may also be attracted by light at night. 



The following butterflies are generally out during April, in 

 addition to the hybernated species already named : 



Large White (Brassicce) 

 Small White (Rapce) 

 Green-veined White (Napi) 

 Orange Tip (Cardamines) 

 Wood White (Sinapis) 

 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 

 (Eiiiphrosyne) 



Speckled Wood (Egeria) 

 Green Hairstreak (Rubi) 

 Small Copper (Phlceas) 

 Holly Blue (Argiolus) 

 Grizzled Skipper (Malvce) 

 Dingy Skipper (Tages) 



The following is a list of the principal moths for April : 



Bombyces. 



Small Lappet (Ilicifolia) 

 Kentish Glory (Versicolor) 

 Yellow Horned (Flavicornis) 

 Frosted Green (Ridens) 



Noctuae. 



Pine Beauty (Piniperda) 

 White-marked Rustic (Leuco- 



graplia) 



Red Chestnut (Rubricosa) 

 All species of the genus 



Tceniocampa 

 Early Grey (Areola) 

 Mullein Shark (Verbasci) 

 Orange Underwing (Parthe- 



nias) 



Light Orange Underwing 

 (Notha) 



Geometrae. 



Brimstone (Luteolata) 

 Early Thorn (Bilunaria) 

 Belted Beauty (Zonaria) 



Geometrae cont. 

 Brindled Beauty (Hirtaria) 

 Waved Umber (Abruptaria) 

 Small Engrailed (Grepuscu- 



laria) 



Engrailed (Biundularia) 

 Sloe Carpet (Pictaria) 

 Netted Mountain (Carbonaria) 

 Mottled Grey (Multistrigaria) 

 Satyr Pug (Satyrata) 

 Marbled Pug (Irriguata) 

 Campanula Pug (Campanu- 



lata) 



Brindled Pug (Abbreviata) 

 Oak-tree Pug (Dodoneata) 

 Double-striped Pug (Pumilata) 

 Early Tooth-striped (Car- 



pinata) 



Shoulder Stripe (Badiata) 

 Many-lined (Polijgrammata) 

 Tissue (Dubitata) 



