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prohosciclalis, Xanthia silago, Epuncla viminalis and Anchocdis ritftna 

 (one, at Friday Street). Gonepteryx rhamni, Fieris mpae, F. napi and 

 Coenonympjlia pamphilua were the only butterflies seen. Hepialus lupu- 

 liniis, Anticlea derivata, Melanippe jiuctuata and ill. suhtristata were 

 noticed on palings, and Tephrosia crepuscnlaria (biundnlaria) on a pine 

 trunk at Friday Street. Drepana cultraria, Ycniliamacidata, Lomaspjilis 

 marginata, Fidouia atomaria, Ligdiaadmtata, Macaria litarata, Asthena 

 candidatci, Cabera pusaria and Ephyra trilinearia were also taken. 



As we were desirous of becoming better acquainted with Epping 

 Forest, where we have scarcely done any collecting, we spent a whole 

 day there (May 31st), walking from Loughton through Monk's Wood 

 to High Beech and the King's Oak and back. The day turned out very 

 hot and we were fairly successful, the chief drawback being our 

 inability to obtain something decent to eat. A female DasycJdm piidi- 

 bunda was taken at rest on a tuft of ling, from which we obtained a 

 large number of ova, but the larvae from them all died. A nice speci- 

 men of Nola cristidalis was boxed from a beech trunk in Monk's Wood, 

 resting head downwards. Drepana hinaria, I), cidtraria and Ephyra 

 trilinearia, the former from oak, and the two latter from beech, were 

 beaten out in profusion, but the " hook-tips " were very difficult to 

 keep an eye on, flying first in the sun and then in the shade, and 

 zisfzasfging among the trees. Halias prasinana were beaten at the 

 back of the "King's Oak." Bapta temcrata and Coremia propuynata, 

 were taken in Monk's Wood, whilst Venilia viacidata, Fidonia atomaria, 

 Fanayra petraria and Eubolia paliimbaria were abundant in the open. 

 Euclidia mi and Fhytometra viridaria [aenea), were also seen. Among 

 the butterflies a few good SyricJdhm malcae, which were in beautiful 

 condition, were the only ones worth taking. At dusk Cilix ylaucata, 

 Odontojyera bidentata and Hypena rostralis were taken, and Fanayra 

 petraria swarmed. Larvfe were very abundant, Cheimatubia brumata 

 being an easy first in point of numbers. The following were taken : — 

 Nola cncidlatella, one Hylophila bicolorana, Forthesia aurifiua, Diloba 

 caeruleocepjhala, Crocallis dinyuaria, Hiinera pennaria, 2Ietrocawpa 

 maryaritaria, Hemithea tkymiaria, Abraxas yrossulariata, Hybernia rupi- 

 capraria, H. aurantiaria, U. defoliaria, two Chesias spartiata, Epunda 

 viminalis and 2Iisdia oxyacantliae. 



On July 9th, whilst walking to North Dulwich station, en route for 

 Dorking I picked up a female Zcuzera pyrina from the pavement in 

 fair condition. Arrived at Dorking with a small party of friends we 

 proceeded to Ranmore, where we spent the day. Rhopalocera were not 

 abundant, a few good Cupido minima being the only ones worth taking. 

 Enodia hyperanthus, Thymdicus thaumas and Famphila sylvanus 

 were noticed. Of moths the best were Antidea sinuata, hcotosia 

 vctulata and Asthena luteata. Cidaria fulvata, Eubolia bipunctata, E. 

 palumbaria, Liydia adnstata, lodis lactearia, Fseudoterpma cytisaria, 

 Hecatera serena, Aplectanebulosa, Miana furuncula, and worn Fhytometra 

 viridaria, were also seen. Only a few minutes were available for 

 treacle, as visions of the disappearance of the last train haunted us, 

 and in that time Thyatyra batis, in beautiful condition, Aplecta nebtdosa 

 (several) and Unsina tenebrosa were taken. The vision of the last train 

 disappearing was unfortunately rather more than a vision on this 

 occasion, which was all the more annoying as the collecting ground 

 was too far off for us to care about returning to it. 



