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the earth, when they may be captured by the watch- 

 ful Entomologist : or should not another insect appear 

 in sight, to commence a fight and thus increase the 

 gains as well as the pleasure of the collector, a few 

 small pebbles or pieces of clay being thrown vertically 

 upward so as to attract its attention, the pugnacious 

 disposition of the species will be developed, and it will 

 descend rapidly after the challenging missile in order 

 to give it battle, and will thus be brought within reach 

 of the collector's net. 



Among osiers Tortrix dor ana may be found ; while 

 If alias prasinana and Quercana occur among oaks 

 and hornbeams, together with Tortrix viridana among 

 oaks ; T. adjunctana among honeysuckle and ivy ; 

 T. Sorbiana among hazel ; and T. Ribeana, unifas- 

 ciana, Rosana and pyrastrana in gardens. 



This month is very prolific in insects at " sugar." 

 The sugar should be placed upon the trunks of the 

 trees, on posts, smooth stones, felled timber, or any 

 other convenient places, in long streaks, by means of a 

 painter's brush, about an hour before sunset, between 

 which period and the time you commence examining 

 your " sugar" may be profitably employed in mothing. 

 The first indications of Noctua, or such other insects 

 as will visit your " sugar," being astir, will be the ap- 

 pearance of the swifts, Hepialidce. This genus must 

 have received its common designation of "swifts" from 

 the species lupulinus and vetteda, from their quick and 

 rapid flight, in marked contradistinction to the species 

 Hectus and Humuli, whose flight is a slow, hovering, 

 pendulum-like motion. After these come the peach 

 blossoms, Thyatira batis, daintily careening over the 



