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Moths Captured by Light-trap. — My friend, Mr. F. Gillett, 

 who has a house on the North Downs, near Chevening (Kent), has 

 sent me a list of the Moths that have been attracted by a large trap 

 of his own design during the months of March, April, and May. I 

 think his captures in this manner may prove of interest to readers 

 of the ' Entomologist.' He writes : — 



The following is the result of a moth-trap, made like a cupboard 

 with three glasses herring-bone fashion in front, which exactly fits 

 into the window ; inside are three 30 c.-p. electric lamps, the door 

 at the back being fitted inside with a looking-glass, and the side with 

 a small window covered by a shutter. The trap is on castors, to be 

 easily movable. It is run from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., when the hght is 

 automatically shut off by an alarum clock downstairs. In February 

 and March it was only run for a few nights, wdth the result : one 

 Chestnut (vaccinii) in February, and one Small Quaker {cruda) in 

 March. 



April. — Tcsniocampa gothica. 2nd (four) ; 13th (three) ; 14th (two) ; 

 18th (eight); 19th (two); 20th (eight); 21st (one); 23rd (three); 

 24th (five); 26th (two); 27th (six); 28th (two); 29th (six); 30th 

 (six)=:56.— r. instahilis. 3rd (one); 13th (two); 18th (one); 19th 

 (two) ; 20th (one) = l.—T. opima. 21st (one) ; 26th (one) ; 27th (one) ; 

 29th (three) = 6.—T. gracilis. 13th (one) ; 19th (one) ; 29th (two) = 4. 

 —T. cruda. ISth {t\No).—T. stabilis. 21st (one); 24th (two); 28th 

 (one) = 4. — Anticlea hacUata. 13th (one) ; 18th (one) ; 20th (one) ; 29th 

 (one) = 4.- — A. nigrofasciaria. 26th (one); 28th (one); 29th (one) = 3. 

 — D. mendica. 28th (one); 29th (one) = 2. — HemcropJiila ahriiptaria. 

 29th (one). — Xanthorhoc flucUiata. 29th (one). 



May. — TcBniocampa gothica. 1st (two) ; 2nd (two) ; 4th (one) ; 

 12th (one) ; 14th (three) ; loth (three) ; 18th (one) ; 21st (one) ; 22nd 

 (one); 23rd (one); 30th (three) = 19.— T. gracilis. 2nd (one).— 

 T. stahilis. 16th (two); 20th (two) = 4. — Spilosovm menthastri. 

 14th (two); 18th (two); 19th (two); 20th (eight); 21st (one); 22nd 

 (seven); 23rd (two); 28th (three); 29th (four); 30th (ten); 31st 

 (four) = 45. — Diaphora mendica. 14th (one); 18th (one); 21st 

 (one) = 3. — Tephrosia crepiiscularia. 14th (one); 22nd (one) = 2. — - 

 Coremia ferrugata. 14th (one); 20th (four); 27th (one); 30th 

 {one) = 7.—G. bidentata. 14th (one); 17th (one); 20th (one); 22nd 

 {one)=:4:.—0. luteolata. 14th (one); 20th (one); 29th (one); 30th 

 (one)=:4. — Agrotis cinerea. loth (one); 17th (two); 18th (seven); 

 19th (one); 20th (eight); 21st (three); 22nd (one); 23rd (sixteen); 

 24th (three); 26th (one); 27th (five); 28th (eight); 29th (seven); 

 30th (thirty-one) = 94. — Diantlimcia cucubali. 16th (one); 20th (one); 

 21st (one); 22nd (one); 28th (one) = 5.— X fiuctiiata. 16th (one); 

 19th (one) ; 20th (two) = 4. — Aimmea' basilinea. 16th (one) ; 23rd 

 (one) ; 28th (one) ; 29th (two) ; 30th (six) = 11.— P. dictcea. 17th (one). 

 — Hipocrita jacobacs. 18th (three); 20th (six); 21st (four); 22nd 

 (three); 23rd (one); 28th (eight); 29th (seven); 30th (seven) = 39. 

 —Hevierophila abruptaria. 18th (one); 20th (one) = 2. — Maviestra 

 dentina. 18th (one) ; 20th (two) ; 22nd (three) ; 23rd (one) ; 27th 

 (three); 29th (four); 30th (three); 31st (one) = 18.— i¥. thalassina. 

 17th (one); 18th (one); 29th (three); 30th (one) = 6.— M. genista. 

 19th (one); 21st (two); 22nd (one); 24th (one); 28th (one); 29th 



