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On June 26fch sugar produced Xylophasia monoglyplia, Miana 

 strigilis two, Triphaena pronuba, Noctua pi'imulae [festiva) some fine 

 forms, X. rnrea, Dipterygia scahriuscula [pinastri) common, Mamestra 

 oleracea one, Aplecta nebulosa several, Mamestra sordida one, and 

 ScojJaria ambigiialis. 



On June 27th an afternoon walk produced Aglais urticae common 

 and fresh, Vanessa io larvae common full fed, Triphaena janthina, Coe- 

 7ionymplia pampliilas, Limenitis sibilla fresh, Augiades sylvajius, Pieris 

 napi only two or three, and larvae of Pharetra [Acronicta) runncis. 

 Asthena candidata, lodis lactearia, and Camptogramma bilineata were 

 beaten out with one Crambus pinetellus. Sugar produced Aplecta 

 nebulosa, Dipterygia scahriuscula [pinastri), Noctua primulae {/estiva), 

 Xylophasia hepatica, and Tinea tapetzella. 



On June 28th Nola cucullatella and Stenia punctalis came in to the 

 light. Xylophasia monoglypha, Triphaena pronuba common, Noctua 

 primulae (festiva), D. scahriuscula (pinastri), and Miana strigilis were 

 taken at sugar. A full fed larva of Taeniocampa stahilis was found. 



On June 30th dusking produced Leucania pallens, L. impura, L. 

 conigera, L. lithargyria, L. straminea, Petilampa arcuosa, LLepialus 

 hectiis, Plnsia gamma, and Loiiiasjnlis marginata common. 



On July 1st Pieris rapae, P. napi, and P. brassicae second brood 

 fresh, were met with. Bithys quercus was also taken. Larvse of 

 Eupithecia pulchellata were common half fed, and Stenoptilia ptero- 

 dactylus (fuscus) occrrred. 



On July Brd Zygaena hippocrepidis two specimens, Pseudoterpna 

 pr^iinata [cytisaria], Adopaea fiava (linea), Augiades sylvanns, Limenitis 

 sibilla, and Rumicia phlaeas several, were taken. 



. On July 5th Metrocanipa margaritaria was noted. Xylophasia 

 rurea two rather worn, Apamea secalis (oculea), Aplecta tincta one, 

 Habrosyne derasa one, and Hijpenodes taenialis {albistrigalis) two were 

 taken at sugar. 



On July 7th Aglais urticae was common and very fresh, other 

 butterflies such as the three Pieris and Epinephele jirrti^ia (janira) -wevB 

 unusually abundant. There were a few Augiades sylvanus. 



On July 10th Ptychopoda (Acidalia) dimidiata {scutulata) and P. 

 aversata were met with, while Platyptilia ochrodactyla {hertrami) were 

 common. 



On July 11th Sesia {Macroglossa) stellatarum. one, Ptychopoda 

 {Acidalia) hisetata, Hipparchia semele, Eupithecia suhnotata, and Spilodes 

 verticalis were obtained. 



On July 12th Epinephele titlionus first appeared and Pyrausta pur- 

 puralis was taken, while Zanclognatha grisealis, Dipleurina {Scoparia) 

 crataegella, Leucania pallens, and L. impura occurred at light. 



On July 13th I took Hydroecia nictitans and Amphidasis hetularia. 



On July 14th Zygaena trifolii was nearly over, three Z. hippocre- 

 pidis, but very worn, were taken. Gonepteryx rhamni were just com- 

 mencing to appear, and I came across larvse of Hipocrita jacobaeae. 



On July 15th Pieris napi were common in the afternoon, with a 

 few P. brassicae and P. rapae. I also met with Endotriclia flammealis, 

 Eudoria truncicolella, Epinephele tithonus fresh, Argynnis paphia, and 

 Limenitis sibilla three specimens, while the second brood of Celastrina 

 argiolus was just commencing. At dusk several Ourapteryx sambucaria 

 were seen flying. In the evening Hypenodes taenialis {albistrigalis) 



