| 114 BRITISH INSECTS. 
| plate IV., fig. 13. It is sometimes requisite to dig six or seven 
inches into the wood before they are found. 
| Banks or Ponps anp Roors or Grass.—These are a never 
_ failing source of collecting, which may be followed at all sea- 
sons of the year, and in general with great success; those 
_ banks are to be preferred which have the morning or noon- 
day sun. 
Banks or Rivers, Sanpy Sea Snore, &c.—These situa- 
tions afford a great variety of Coleoptera, Crustacea, &c.: The 
| dead carcases of animals thrown on the shore should be 
examined, as they are the receptacles and food of Silphiode, 
Staphilinide, &e. May and June are the best seasons for col- 
| lecting these insects. 
|  Deap AnriMALs, AND Driep Bones, should be constantly 
| examined, for these are the natural habitats of several insects. 
| 
| It is not uncommon for country people to hang dead moles on 
| bushes; under these the Entomolegist should place his net, 
and shake the boughs on which they are hung, as many of the 
Coleoptera generally inhabit these. 
Funct AND FLowEers.—These are the constant abode of in- 
sects, and many curious species will be found on them. 
It is a mistaken idea that insects are only to be found in 
summer, as they are to be met with, either in a living or pupa 
state, at all seasons. Dried moss, beneath the bark of trees, 
and under stones, are extremely likely places to find insects in 
winter; and even then, the Entomologist is more likely to 
procure some of the rare species, than in summer, as these | 
are ranging in search of food, and in situations hidden from 
view. 
At this season, if the weather is mild, the pupz of Lepidop- 
_ tera will be found at the roots of trees, more especially those 
_ of the elm, oak, lime, &c., or beneath the underwood, close to | 
the trees, and these frequently at the depth of some inches 
under the ground. . 
In the months of June, July, and August, the woods are the 
best places to search for insects. Most of the Butterflies are | 
taken in those months, flying about in the day-time only. 
Moths are either found at break of day, or at twilight in the 
evening. The following method of taking Moths is pointed 
