160 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
A Few Days in East Sussex, By W. H. Tuewett, Esq. 
TuE early part of this June I spent six days entomologizing 
in East Sussex. The district is well wooded, and Lepidoptera 
appeared to abound; for although I was a perfect stranger in 
the locality, and had to find out the best spots, my captures 
were very satisfactory. My principal object was to find the 
rare and pretty Agrotera nemoralis, and I succeeded in taking 
a fine series of that species, as well as many other good 
things, as the following list will show. 
Diurni.—In this family most of the early species were well 
represented; some, as Euphrosyne and Selene, were in pro- 
fusion, three or four on a head of Ajuga reptans at a time. 
Athalia was not common; possibly too early for it. Tattered 
Rhamni were trying to make the most of their remaining 
days, and flew about briskly; I also found half-fed larve of 
this species. Cardamines were not numerous. Of the Lycene 
only two species put in an appearance, Agestis and Alexis; 
and of the skippers, Alveolus, Tages, and Sylvanus, were 
common. 
Nocturni.—In this family my best captures, Statices and 
Trifolii, abounded in the meadows. Nola cristulalis and 
Strigula, not common. L. mesomella and Aureola; one larva 
of Quadra; whilst Rubricollis were flying in abundance over 
the taller oaks. C. Plantaginis gambolled in the sunshine; 
two Villica, flying in the hottest mid-day, when their bright 
colours showed off splendidly; and a male and female 
Bombyx Rubi; the sexes of this species appear at different 
times of the day,—the male may be often seen flying madly 
along during the afternoon, whilst the female flies at dusk. 
The term Nocturni always appears, to my mind, a most 
inapplicable one, as the greater number are most decidedly 
day-flyers; and the grouping, too, brings strange fellowship, 
both as to habit and character. The old families, Sphingina 
and Bombyces, had a “raison d’étre,” that was far more 
natural in general appearance. 
Geometrea.—The following species fell to my net :— 
E. adornaria, Dolobraria, Lunaria, Bidentata, Consortaria, 
Extersaria, Porata, Pendularia and Orbicularia, Sylvata, 
Pulveraria, five species of Eupithecia, M. hastata, and many 
of general distribution. 
