Report of the Field Meeting held at Reigate on 

 June 24th, 1905. 



By Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S. Read December 14th, 1905. 



As usual, given fine weather (and this we had), Reigate again 

 proved a favourite place of meeting for the members and their friends. 

 In all some five and twenty ladies and gentlemen were present, and 

 a very pleasant afternoon's ramble was spent, at the conclusion of 

 which all were ready to do ample justice to the capital tea provided 

 by Messrs. Keasley & Co. The route taken was the well-known 

 and always prolific Pilgrim's Way westwards and the adjacent slopes 

 of the North Downs. Most of the members attending sent me lists 

 of and remarks on feheir captures, for which I am very thankful, and 

 from which the following notes have been compiled. 



Polyommatus (Lyccend) bellargus was taken by most members, but 

 only one or two specimens each. P. icarus was fairly common, 

 as well as P. astrarche. In one restricted spot Cupido minima was 

 in some number, and Ccenonympha pamphilus was generally observ- 

 able. A few Epinephele jurtina (ianira.) were seen as well as Pieris 

 brassicce. Augiades sylvanns was not uncommon and quite fresh, 

 but Nisoniades tages was in very poor condition. The larvae of 

 Anthrocera Jiiipendu/tz were fairly common. Mr. South took a female 

 Theretra (Ch&rocampa) porcellus, and one specimen of Spilosoma 

 menthastri was met with by Mr. Adkin. Setina irrorella was in 

 some number but getting over. Euclidia mi and E. glyphica were 

 met with now and again, and Toxocampa pastinum was captured. 

 Acidalia ornata was common, as was Camptogravwia bilineata. 

 Asthena luteata and A. candidata occurred, and Bapta temerata and 

 Lomaspilis marginata were taken. Several members netted Melanippe 

 procellaia, and Mr. South took one specimen of Anticlea cucullata 

 close to the town of Reigate. Of Eupithecia, E. vulgata and E. 

 isogrammata fell to several members, and Melanippe fiuctuata and 

 M. rivata also. 



As usual on the grassy slopes Crambidce, etc., were quite in 

 evidence. Cratnbus pratellus, C. pascuellus, C. perlellus, and C. 

 hortuellus were observed. Herbula cespitalis, Scoparia dubiia/is, 

 Phycis ornatella, and P. adornatella represented the Pyralidtz and 

 the Phycidce. Four species of plume-moths were in some numbers, 

 Alucita pentadactyla, Merrifieldia tridactyla (ieiradaciy/a), Maras- 

 viarcha lunadactyla (phceodactyla), and Oxyptilus parvidactyla. Mr. 

 South was the only member who reported any Tortrices, viz. 

 Ephippiphora brumiic/iiana, Catoptria hypericana, and Argyrotoza 

 conwayana, together with larvae and pupae of Peronea logiana. He 

 also reported Prays curtisellus. 



