88 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
larve up entirely on heath, and also some eggs of the usual 
form of Minutata and feed them entirely on K. arvensis, we 
should, no doubt, arrive at a satisfactory result.—George W. 
Bird; The Dartons, Dartford, Kent, February 23, 1875. 
Sugaring for Moths.—l have often searched and enquired 
as to téme with regard to sugaring. In Greene’s ‘ Insect- 
Hunter's Companion, and in Knaggs’ ‘ Lepidopterist’s 
Guide, are ample and excellent directions as to modes of 
mixing and exposing sugar. As to time of day, I find only 
the following notice in the latter, at p. 93:—‘ Many leave 
their sugared trees for home at too early an hour; it should 
be remembered that some species fly at one hour, others at 
another, and that a succession of visitors arrive from dusk to 
dawn.” As I have a service at 8.15 A.M., nearly a mile from 
home, I seldom visit my trees after 11 p.m. My plan is to 
sugar just before dusk, and to visit the trees, which are about 
five minutes’ walk from my house, every hour up to 9 P.M. 
I seldom find anything later than this; but Il was once 
rewarded at 10 P.M. by two fine specimens of Cirrhedia 
xerampelina. I have never met with any information as to 
time of year. During the last four years I have tried all 
periods, from January Ist to December 31st, and have come 
to the conclusion that, in this locality at least, it does not 
pay to sugar before August 15th or after November 30th. 
Last year sugar was unproductive; but a collector near here 
took many sugar-insects, if I may call them so, on ripe 
blackberries at night. I have not tried this plan myself, but 
if as effective as sugar it is certainly cheaper. I find few 
specimens after the moon has risen; very few, moon or no 
moon, if the wind is from the east, north-east, or north. 
My trees are on the south side of a wood of some extent. 
The greatest abundance occurs on dark, damp, warm, and 
showery nights, when there is a stiffish breeze from the south 
or south-west; only few if the night is calm, unless the 
weather is thundery. The trees should be visited every 
night, if possible, but need not be sugared oftener than every 
other night. Most likely there will be but few specimens 
until after the first week.—[Rev.| Thomas E. Crallan; 
Hayward’s Heath, March 4, 1875. 
[1 shall be extremely obliged to my kind friend Mr. 
Doubleday if he will give entomologists the benefit of his 
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