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was extremely clear of markings and contrasted strongly 

 with the depth of the dark area of the wings. 



JULY 13th, 1907. 



Field Meeting on Box Hill. 

 Leader : Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S. 



A meeting at Box Hill has always been popular among the 

 members, and the attendance on July 13th, thirty in all, 

 proved that this popularity is still kept up. Possibly an 

 additional attraction on this occasion was the kind permit 

 to freely visit portions which usually are not accessible. 

 From a collector's point of view the results were hardly 

 satisfactory, owing to the now frequent custom of the 

 weather to change after mid-day. In the afternoon dulness 

 prevailed, and some rain fell. About twelve members kindly 

 furnished me with lists, and notes, of which I append a 

 summary as follow : 



Mr. South, who was one of the early morning section on 

 the Ranmore Common side, reports odd specimens of 

 Stauropus fagi, Zonosoma omicronaria, Melanippe procellata, 

 Larentia olivata, Scoparia mercurella, and Eupcecilia augustana, 

 with a few Acidalia ornata, Cabcra pusaria, A. candidata, 

 Phycis adornatella, Scoparia basistrigalis, Lobophora virctata, 

 and Grapholitha nigromaculana. The males of Platytes 

 cerusscllits were pretty common, but the females scarce. 

 Mr. Norman Riley took a specimen of Boarmia abictaria 

 among the larches. 



Mr. Edwards noted the butterflies Epincphelejanira, Cceno- 

 nympJia pamphilus, Lyccena (Polyommattts) icarus, Adopcea flava 

 (thaumas), and Hespcria (Augiades) sylvanus ; the Geometers 

 Boarmia gcmmaria v. pcrfumaria, Acidalia incanaria, A. 

 aversata, Iodis lactearia, Ematurga atomaria, Eupitliccia lari- 

 ciata, and Melanippe fluctuata ; and the Plumes Stcnoptilia 

 ptcrodactyla and Oxyptilns parvidactylns. He also took Gelechia 

 vulgclla. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner found Colcophora onosmella in some 

 numbers flying around its food-plant Echium vulgare, and 

 had the pleasure of meeting with the ova of this species 

 deposited on the leaves and stems. This observation was 

 subsequently verified by inducing the females captured to 

 lay in captivity. In a meadow near Ranmore Common the 



