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within a circuit of two miles of Witherslack, with a single exception, 
when [ took a journey to Windermere for Eupithecia tenuiata, &c. 
Witherslack is a village about four miles from Grange, on the other 
side of Morecambe Bay, and seven miles from Milnthorpe. in 
ordinary years it is one of the best places for Lepidoptera I ever was 
at, both for number of species and number of individuals. The: 
locality appears equally rich in other orders of insects, considering 
how little attention I paid to them. I met with the fine Tipula, before 
unique, viz. Dale’s Alpina, and above a score of Empis borealis. 
The following are a few of my captures :— 
Erebia blandina. In hundreds, from the 4th of August. 
Thecla Betule. On ash, birch, &c., from the 4th of August, on 
road-side. : 
Lycena Agestis. In plenty. They begin to assume the white spot 
when taken on the high ground on the face of Whitbarrow. 
L. Argiolus. April and May. Rare this season on holly. 
Nola cucullatella. Larve on sloe, and moths flying before dusk. 
N. cristulalis. Odd specimens sticking on branches, trunks, &c. 
Nudaria mundana. Larve in plenty on walls, in June. 
Lithosia mesomella. In July, on the moss, one evening I had 
five or six in my net at once; they only flew fora short time: I expect 
a female was somewhere about, as they ceased flying so suddenly. 
L. complanulg. Larve on walls and juniper bushes. Moths beat 
out of trees, flowers, &c. 
Bombyx Rubi. As usual, going pell-mell over the mosses; seldom 
got a stroke at them. 
Ellopia fasciaria. Larve on Scotch fir in May ; the moths in June. 
Hemerophila abruptaria. Flying at dusk. 
Gnophos obscurata. On rocks in August. * 
Nemoria viridata. In June, among Myrica Gale. 
Hyria Auroraria. In June, among Myrica Gale. 
Asthena luteata. In June, among nut-bushes. 
Acidalia promutata. In August, on rocks. 
A. immutata and A. fumata. In August, on mosses. 
A.inornata. In August, by beating nut-bushes. 
Cabera exanthemata. Common among nut-bushes. 
Larentia salicata. Double-brooded; from April 8th to September 
8th, specimens always to be found during the interval; the females 
_are most willing layers of eggs: the second brood are smaller than the 
first. 
Emmelesia alchemillata. Common. 
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