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Cccnonympha davus. Very common, end of June to mid- July, on 

 all the mosses. 



C. immphilns. Vide E. ianira. 



Thecla betulcE. Local ; occurs on the Silverdale road, beginnmg of 

 September. 



T. qiierciis. Common about the oaks on Arnside Knott, mid-July. 



T. ruhi. Common during May. 



Chrijfiophanus phlceas. Common, odd specimens everywhere. 



L/yca:na or/estis. Fairly common, also var. sahnaeis. 



L. icarus. Common; the second brood in September is diminutive. 



L. corydon. Formerly common near Arnside Tower; also occurs 

 on War ton Crag. 



L. argiolus. Common ; only one brood, end of May. 



L. minima. Local ; I only know of one locality, on the roadside, 

 near the ' Derby Arms,' Witherslack. 



Nemeobius lucina. Common, near Grange, end of May. 



Nisoniades tages. Common on most of the heaths. 



Hesperia sylvanus. Common. — C. H. Forsythe ; Lancaster. 



Five Days' Collecting at Deal. — Arrived at Deal on the morning 

 of June 25th for five days. I was met at the station by a trap, which 

 was to take me to my destination, Martinsfield, which is two and a 

 half miles from the station, and is situated in the middle of the Deal 

 sandhills. As we drove along I noticed a very large pair of Cerura 

 vinula on a telegraph pole. After lunch I started off in quest of Calli- 

 morpJia domimda, but was at first unsuccessful in finding the exact 

 locality, which was not discovered until we again visited the spot on 

 the next day. The larvae were then found fairly commonly, feeding 

 on nettle, bramble, sloe, and several low plants, though the majority 

 were on the first two. 



Porthesia chrijsorrhcea larvae were abundant on blackthorn, and 

 single examples were also taken all round Deal. P. slmilis was not 

 nearly as common as its usually far rarer relative. Larva of Malacosoma 

 neustria were abundant ou fruit trees at Worth and Sandwich, and 

 odd larvae of L. quercus were also picked up. The full-grown larvae 

 and cocoons of Anthrocera filipendulm were very thick, both on the 

 chalk at Kingsdown and in a certain spot on the sandhills ; whilst 

 two freshly emerged A. trifolii were also obtained. The much-eaten 

 mallow produced larvae of Eubolia cervinata, but searching for Cucnllia 

 verbasci produced only two small larvae on Scropkularia (figwort), which 

 was very abundant in the ditches on the sandhills and near Sandwich, 

 where the larva were taken. 



The most notable butterflies were Pyrameis cardui and Cupido 

 minima; the first-named was quite common, but, of course, in very 

 poor condition. As for C. minima, it abounded on the chalk around 

 Kingsdown and Martin Mill. Five or six were often to be seen in 

 company flying over low bramble bushes in some sheltered corner. 

 Those taken were mostly in perfect condition. I have never known 

 the species anything like so common before. Other butterflies noticed 

 were Pieris brassier, P. rapa, Vanessa iirticce (also larvffi of all sizes), 

 V. atalanta, Epinepliele ianira, Ccenonympha pamphibis, Polyommatus 

 phlceas, Cyaniris argiolus, Pyemia icarus, L. adonis (a few males iu grand 

 condition), Thanaos tages, and Hesperia sylvanus. 



