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fairly plentiful ; Amphipyra tragopogonis, one ; Bryophila niuralis, 

 one. 



The common sorts, such as Apatnea oculea, Nodua xatithographa, 

 Xylophasia polyodon, Triphcena pronnha, etc., were all there as a 

 matter of course, but only a few even of these were to be seen. 

 Anthrocera {^ZygcEna) filipendulce. swarmed in the Warren, and the 

 thistle-heads were covered with them by day and night. The pupae 

 could also have been taken by hundreds on the grasses and sedges. 

 I did not notice any varieties. 



The butterflies noted were Dryas paphia, a few worn specimens ; 

 Argytmis aglaia, a few seen on Haldon ; Fararge megcEra, plentiful 

 on warm days ; Hipparchia {Safyrus) se/nek, fairly plentiful on 

 Haldon ; Aphantopus {Epi/iepheie) hyperafit/ius, one large form ; 

 Epi)iephele titkonus, plentiful ; £. ianira, worn ; Ckrysopha/iies phiivas, 

 few only seen ; Zephyrus quercus, a few worn specimens seen ; 

 Eugotiia ( Vanessa) polychloros, one seen \ Aglais ( Vafiessa) nrtiae, 

 plentiful ; Vanessa io and Pyrameis atalanfa, only a few of each 

 species seen; the common Pierids were fairly represented, and of 

 the blues Polyonimatus {LyccEna) alexis was not common, and only 

 two Cyaniris argiolus seen high up, driven by the wind ; Thymelicus 

 {Hesperia) thaumas, a few worn specimens. I myself did not see 

 either Colias edusa or C. hyale. The weather was very unfavourable 

 for butterfly work all the time, the wind being the chief drawback. 



From what I had heard before I went to Dawlish I had expected 

 that " light " would have proved very profitable, and so I believe it 

 would have been, if the weather conditions had been favourable 

 and the " light " itself had been there. I had made the necessary 

 arrangements with my landlady to stop out half the night, if needful, 

 and it was therefore with intense disappointment that I learnt that 

 there was something the matter with the town gas-works, and that 

 only the lamps in the town itself were lit, and even these were put 

 out at 1 1 p.m. ! I had early experience of this on returning one 

 night from sugaring. The air was a little warmer than usual, and, 

 as there seemed some chance of insects appearing, I stopped at the 

 first lamp, which, by the way, was nearly opposite the turning where 

 Mr. Turner lodged, and captured a few common moths, which I had 

 to reject as they were all worn. I was hoping for something better 

 to come along when a man came up and paused, watching me. I 

 thought he was merely interested in what I was doing, and so 

 entered into conversation with him. He then said he was waiting 

 to put out the lamp, but if I was catching anything valuable he 

 would be pleased to wait a few minutes. He gave me some infor- 

 mation as to the doings of others at the gas lamps, particularly 

 referring to one well-known resident, which only made my regret the 

 keener in thus missing an interesting hunting ground. The very 

 night before I came away all this was altered, and the lamps every- 

 where in and around Dawlish were in full swing again, for the benefit, 

 I hope, of those who came after me. 



