years ; and it is possible that weak places in the grass-plot may not be 

 altogether unconnected with the fairly regular occurrence of Crambus 

 geniatieiis, C. hortiie/hissind C. cubnellus. If a plant of "genista " be 

 turned out of the greenhouse after its spring blossoming or a broom 

 bush be planted in the garden, where it seldom survives more than 

 two or three years, it soon becomes tenanted by the larvae of 

 Depressaria costosa. Recently Hyponomeuta cagnagelhts found 

 out the Eiwfiynms bushes, and considerably disfigured them by 

 its larval webs. But as full details of the circumstances in which 

 the various species have occurred are given in the following 

 list, it is unnecessary that I should dwell further upon them 

 here. In all, some one hundred and eighty odd species have 

 been noted in the garden and house during the thirty years 

 that I have been in possession ; those that have come to light 

 or been found at rest in the house are included, but care has been 

 taken to exclude any that may possibly have resulted from escapes 

 from breeding-cages, or that have been intentionally liberated. One is 

 a little inclined to wonder that some other generally common species 

 have not been met with, and no doubt if a more constant watch 

 could have been kept the list might have been considerably extended, 

 but one cannot be always on the look-out even in one's own garden. 



rieris hrassicce. — Fairly common ; larv?e not infrequent on 

 nasturtium {Iropceohim majus), in some years fairly abundant, 

 notably in 1904. 



F. rapa-.- — By far the commonest butterfly ; larvoe frequent on 

 nasturtium, and occasionally on canary creeper {Tropccoluni pere- 

 griniim). — This species also was abundant on the former plant 

 in 1904. 



P. napi. — A fairly frequent visitor. While, plucking blossoms of 

 white autumn anemone {Ansmone japonicd) on the evening of 

 August 28th, 1904, a specimen was noted asleep on one of them, 

 harmonizing so remarkably with its surroundings that but for the 

 flower being gathered the insect would assuredly have been over- 

 looked. 



Goucpteryx rJuimni. — On September 4th, 1S98, an individual was 

 seen flitting from flower to flower, apparently feeding, and was thus 

 under observation for some minutes. 



Aglais iirticcc. — An occasional visitor. 



Vanessa atalanta. — An occasional visitor. 



Pyratneis cardiii. — Once seen, September ist, 1883. 



Epinephek janira. — Once seen, July 20th, 1901. 



Rumicia phhcas. — Once seen, September 29th, 1901. 



Polyommatiis icarus.—OwcQ, seen, June 13th, 1897. 



Cehistrifia argiolus. — Was not observed until 1901, but from that 

 time it has been seen pretty regularly, both in spring and autumn, 

 flitting around the poplar and other trees growing on the bank at 

 the end of the garden, and occasionally along the Virginia creeper 

 on the house. 



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