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euphrosyne, abundant in June. Limenitia sibylla (larvae), in Kliinefield. 

 Melanargia galatea, in fine condition and very locally, near Komsey. 

 Parage egeria, common, but worn, Rbinefield. Satyrus semele (July), 

 Old Sarum and Stonehenge. Epinephele ianira and E. tithonus, both 

 abundant. Coenonympha pampMlits, abundant. Vanessa iirticce, com- 

 mon. V. polychloros, one full-grown larva found on the Cathedral 

 Green under a wych elm, July 20th. Thecla rubi, one, near Wilton, 

 June 5th. Neineohius lucina, taken sparingly, near Wilton, early in June. 

 Lyccena icanis, abundant. L. ayestis, fairly common, near Wishford. 

 i/.coryrfow, just (August) out on the downs. Cyaniris aryiolus, ■nearV^ilton, 

 June 5th. Cupido minima, excessively abundant in sheltered nooks on 

 the downs; I netted four at one stroke. Hesperia sylvanus, H. linea, 

 Thanaos tages, and Syrichthus malvce complete my list of Rhopalocera. 



As regards moths, I did scarcely any night-work, and no sugaring 

 at all. A pair of Sphinx ligustri, looking very huge, taken at rest on 

 a post on Laverstock Down. Sjnerinthus j)opidi, seen on the street- 

 lamps, and a pupa of S. tilice found. Chcerocampa elpenor, taken one 

 evening, flying at phlox in the garden ; and a single C. porcellns found 

 resting on the ground near a patch of its food-plant, on Laverstock 

 Down. Macroglossa fuciformis was out at Rhinefield when I went 

 over, May 22nd. Anthrocera trifolii, common near Romsey, July 10th ; 

 a,nd A. Jilipenduld; &i Stonehenge and on the downs. Hepialus hipu- 

 linns and Nola ctimdlatella fairly common. Gnopliria rubricollis, seen 

 near Wilton; and a short series oi Lithosia sororcula {aureola) obtained 

 from the same locality in May and the beginning of June. A single 

 Cybosia mesomella, taken near Romsey. Euchelia jacobaa, generally 

 common. A few larvae of Arctia caia, seen early in the year. Spilo- 

 soma menthastri and S. lubricipeda extremely common at light, and 

 S. mendica taken at Rhinefield. Males of Dasychira pudibunda seen on 

 the lamps. Larv® and imagos of Orgyia antiqua abundant in July. 

 A web of Eriogaster lanestris larvae taken near Salisbury, July 11th, 

 many of the larvfe not half -grown, and most of them stung ; I also 

 took two larger ones at Romsey. Malacosoma {Bnmbyx) neustria and 

 Odonestis potatoria were both found commonly in the larval state. Two 

 examples of Gastropacha (Lasiocampa) guercifolia taken, the first hanging 

 from a very small blackthorn bush, and the other on a street-lamp, 

 July 29th and August 3rd. Larvae of Cernra vinula and Notodonta 

 dictaa found on aspen, the latter being full-grown July 5th, and imagos 

 emerged early in August. Phalera bucephaJa, common. Lophopteryx 

 camelina, at light. Breptava falcataria, near Wilton. 



The following Noctuae were noticed : — Bryophila perla (common), 

 Acronycta psi (?), Gonophora derasa, Leucania pallevs, L. impura, 

 L. stramiyiea (one, taken in the Avon marshes among a host of common 

 Leucanias), L. conigera, Cymatophora diluta (a larva, near Wilton), 

 Xylophasia polyodon, X. lithoxylea, X. hepatica, X. rxirea (a few), 

 A', sublustris (one, beaten from beech, Laverstock Down), Apamea gemina 

 (on posts), A. didyma (oculea) (abundant), Miana strigilis, M. fiiruncula, 

 Mamestra brassicce, M, anceps, M. persicaria, Agrotis puta, A. exclama- 

 tionis, A. segetiim, Hadena oleracea, H. thalassina (one), H, genista, (took 

 a dozen in one day from posts near Wilton), H. dentina (on posts, very 

 abundant and variable), Hecatera serena (fairly common on posts ; 

 larvae swept commonly at Stonehenge), Dianthcecia nana [conspjersa) (a 



