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mata. The afternoon of May 5th I spent by myself at Oxshott. Males of 

 Saturnia carpini were flying furiously over the heath, but all attempts to 

 catch them were unsuccessful. Anarta myrtilli, Eupithecia nanata (very 

 abundant), and Fidonia atoinaria were also about ; also larvae of Xanthia 

 cerago and Thera varltita. A week later Oxshott was again visited, but it 

 was horriblv cold, and the following insects were noticed: — Eupithecia 

 nanata, Fidonia atomaria, and single specimens of Drepana lacerLinnria, 

 and Zonosoma {Ephijra) pendularia. A very bad specimen of Agrotis puta 

 was found at rest near the station. Larvae taken were Agrntis agathina 

 (five), Metrocampa margaritaria, Oporabia dilutata, and Cheimatobia bru- 

 mata. With regard to larvae of A. agathina, both in the New Forest aud 

 at Oxshott I have taken them by sweeping the heath under pine-trees, and 

 not right out in the open. We managed to feed them up on plum, which 

 should prove a useful substitute. 



A walk to Chislehurst with my father the next day (May loth), pro- 

 duced Xylocampa lithorhiza, Ligdia adustata, and a very fine Anticlea 

 badiata, with larvae of Cleoceris viminulis, Orthosia lota, &c. On May 20th 

 a short time at Bexley produced LyctBua argiolus and Pieris rapce, and 

 larvae of Tliecla quercus, Cleoceris viminalis, Onhosia lota, &c. Six days 

 later the same locality produced Argynais (Brenthis) euphrosyne, Drepana 

 falcataria, Tephrosia luridata [extersaria], Zonosoma iiorata, Cabera 

 pusaria, Asthena candidata, and Melanippe mo)itanata, and larvae of Hyber- 

 nia aurantiaria and Oporabia dilutota. May '27th, at Bexley, produced 

 Pieris rapce, P. napi, Euchloe cardamines, Vanessa io, Lycasna argiolus, 

 Rumia luteolata, Venilia maculata, Tephrosia punctulata. Ligdia adustata, 

 Pauagra petraria, Zonosoma punctaria, Melanthia ocellata, and larvae of 

 Hylophila bicolorana, Phigalia pedaria, Hybemia defoliaria, Calymnia 

 (Cosmia) trapezitia, &c. 



The afternoon of June 16th was spent with the South London Entomo- 

 logical Society at Chipstead and Baustead. Lycmia icarus, L. agestis, 

 Ccenonympha pamphilus, Smerinthiis tilicB, Bapta temerata, B- taminata, 

 Eupithecia centaureata, and larvae of Scotosia dubitata and Tceniocampa 

 gracilis falling to my lot. The same day my father took Tephrosia punctu- 

 lata and Cabera pusaria with larvae of Bombyx tieustria and Taniocampa 

 stabilis, at St. Paul's Cray. 



A short time spent at the much-worked Bexley on June 17th and 18th 

 produced the three common Pierids, Vanessa atalanta, Ccenonympha pam- 

 philus, Hesperia sylvanus, Tlalias prasinana, Acronycta aceris, Hadena 

 dentina, Zanclognatha grisealis. Tephrosia punctulata, lodis lactearia, 

 Cabera pusaria, Asthena candidata, Acidalia bisetata, A. remutaria, Zono- 

 soma punctana, Z. porata, Panagra petraria, Camptogramma bilineata, 

 Melanippe montanata, M. subtristata. and Coremia unidentaria (>). 



On July 6th I walked to the Crown Woods, Eitham, and noticed on 

 palings and tree-trunks Acronycta aceris, A. psi, Hecatera serena, Aplecta 

 nebulosa (rather dark), Boarmia reparidata, aud Acidalia aversata, whilst 

 Epinephele ianira flitted about the hedges, despite a thunderstorm. On 

 the 8th my father took Phorodesma bajularia, and larvae of Ligdia adustata 

 at Bexley. On the 9th a walk to Mottingham produced, among other 

 things, Cucullia umbratica. 



July 11th, a very hot, fine day, was spent at Oxshott. Vanessa atalanta 

 was seen. Epinephele ianira, Ccenonympha pamphilus, and Hesperia 

 sylvanus were all very common, but Lyccena agon was quite fresh, and only 

 males were netted. Macroglossa stellataruni was observed hovering about 



