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butterfly orchid is to be obtained in abundance in July on the right 
hand side of the only road in the neighbourhood of Win Green. 
July 2nd.—At Castle Ditches Wood to-day, although the entomo- 
logical weather conditions were good, practically nothing was flying in 
the clearings except the males of F. jurtina, and both sexes of Auyiades 
sylvanus, but in the “Quarry”? between Castle Ditches Wood and 
Tisbury, in addition to these, C. pamphilus of both sexes were abundant, 
also a considerable sprinkling of fresh males of P. icarus, and one 
belated EH. cardamines male, looking rather miserable, as a solitary 
survivor one might almost say, of the spring butterflies. 
_ July 8th.—To-day in the woods, just behind Sutton Mandeville, I 
found the skipper Auyiades sylvanus in great abundance, and still quite 
fresh, with the females of LH’. jurtina just emerged in perfect condition. 
I also caught a magnificient dragon-fly with large body of purply-blue, 
in fine condition, which I feel sure is the male of Anax imperator. I 
am told that one of the best localities in this district for dragon-flies is 
« Panters,’’ a bridge crossing a good fishing stream on the main road 
between Fovant and Tisbury. I notice that on the chalk downs here 
the females of P. icarus are suffused with blue to an abnormal 
extent, bearing out Mr. Wheeler’s remarks on this point at a meeting 
of the Entomological Society of London some time ago. 
July 15th.—To-day at Fonthill Abbey the males of Aphantopus 
hyperantus are well out in the ‘‘ Valley,” and the females of FE’. jurtina 
are now abundant. On the way back to Tisbury I noticed the first 
fresh mule of Aglais urticae I have seen of this year’s brood rejoicing in 
the afternoon sun. 
July 16th.—To-day at Wood Green, near Breamore, as the sun did 
not shine, I had to content myself with selecting fine females of 
E. jurtina. I saw one Bithys querctis, but failed to secure it. I took 
one dAdopaea flava (thaumas), the first I have seen this year. In this 
district, round Salisbury, A. sylvanus seems much more common than 
A. flava. I found a “nest” (such as it is) of the ‘‘ Night-jar,” as the 
hen bird was disturbed from it. There were two eggs. 
July 22nd.—In perfect summer weather to-day I noticed that the 
males of Dryas paphia, and Epinephele tithonus are both flying in 
perfect condition just emerged, a somewhat late date for Dryas paphia 
and that the females of Aphantopus hyperantus are well out. Adopaea 
flava is becoming more common, and is in splendid condition. The 
summer brood of Pieris napi is well out in both sexes, and is in perfect 
condition. I collested this afternoon and saw all the above between 
Fovant Camp and Chilwark Quarries via Teffont. 
July 23rd.—A perfect collecting day. In Castles Ditches Wood, 
between Sutton Row and Tisbury Limenitis sibylla and Dryas paphia 
(all males), were flying freely with a few Bithys quercis. A. hyperantus 
were swarming and the summer brood of Pieris napi, both males and 
females, were well out, Zygaena filipendulae were swarming in the 
fields, though they were first on the wing in the third week of June. 
July 29th.—At Castle Ditches Wood to-day L. sibylla was still 
flying freely but already somewhat. ragged, the males of D. paphia were 
dashing about in the hot sun in search of the females, which were 
emerging to-day in beautiful condition. Both sexes of EH. tithonus are 
on the wing in perfect condition, adding freshness of colour to the 
