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FIVE WEEKS IN THE VOSGES. 

 By a. E. Gibbs, F.L.S. 



(Concluded from p. 118.) 



The remainder of the holiday, which, on the whole, was 

 in pleasing contrast meteorologically to the forest experiences, 

 was spent at St. Maurice, every possible moment being devoted 

 to entomology. During my absence one of my little girls had 

 been working hard with her net, and had found out for her- 

 self the best way to catch Euvanessa antiopa. Near a farm- 

 house on the Ballon de Servance a cherry-tree grew beside the 

 path, and at its foot was a runnel of water. Antiopa loves 

 cherry juice, and quite a number of these fine insects could 

 sometimes be seen feeding at the same time, descending occa- 

 sionally to the water to drink, when they would fall an easy prey 

 to the watchful hunter. Towards the end of our stay Papilio 

 machaon began to get common. Soon after our arrival at St. 

 Maurice, some larvae were brought me which had been found 

 feeding on the carrot foliage in the garden at the hotel, one of the 

 pupge being taken home to England by Mr. Barraud, who secured 

 admirable photographs of it and the freshly emerged imago, 

 and his pictures were hung at the annual exhibition of the Royal 

 Photographic Society. Some beautiful specimens of Apatura iris 

 were taken, chiefly in the mornings, sunning themselves on the 

 branches of the hornbeams. Behind the cotton mill at the 

 entrance to the Vallee de la Presle was a small thicket by the side 

 of the stream, which was a favourite haunt of the regal butterfly, 

 while on a clump of thistles close by Dryas paphia was almost 

 sure to be found enthroned. Our last climb was to the summit 

 of the Rouge Gazon, and was chiefly memorable for the abun- 

 dance of fine dark females of Argi/imis niobe var. eris, which 

 were flying in the meadows above the forest. 



The following is a dated list of our captures, all the localities 

 being in the Department of the Vosges, unless otherwise in- 

 dicated : — 



Carcharodiis althcBCB. — St. Maurice, June 28th. 



Hesperia alveus. — St. Maurice, August 3rd ; Vallee de I'Ognon 

 (Haute Saone), July 10th. 



Nisoniades tages. — Charmes, July 30th. 



Pamphila sylvanus. — St. Maurice, July 9th and 31st ; Rouge 

 Gazon, August 2nd. 



P. comma. — St. Maurice, July 31st, August 3rd. 



ThymeliciLS lineola. — St. Maurice, June 28th and 29th, July 6th. 



T. fiavus. — St. Maurice, June 29th and onwards ; Charmes, July 

 2nd. 



Chrysophanus hippothoe. — St. Maurice, June 28th to July 8th ; 

 Ballon de Servance, July 5th and 22nd ; Le Tholy, July 7th. Also 



