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could not move Avithout disturbing several. The moths were there in 

 hundreds at least, but very shy and active, going away on the wind in 

 dozens or diving down among the plants. They were most numerous 

 on the slightly higher parts of the flats. The only other species noted 

 was Elachista aif/entella, two or three among Tritieiiui. Beside the 

 Lewes road near Falmer there are some thick growths of yarrow. In 

 July these were quite lively with the imagines of Heiininene iietiverella 

 and H. alpinana [politana). They fluttered or sat among the leaves in 

 the afternoon sunshine. On the downs above the village are some 

 patches of mixed bramble and gorse with those smaller plants usually 

 found in such places. Here we noted Sclireckenateinia festalidla, 

 Encosiiia strinna, Acedia anpeisana, and the larvte of Nepticula acetosae 

 in their red spiral mines in the leaves oiRuwex acetosella. This species 

 evidently has a wider range of distribution than the old records allow, 

 and probably will be found in many places if searched for. At 

 Hassocks there is a walk beside the railway line and here early in the 

 year Kiicldo'e cardamines was abundant and Anjclma modestella not rare 

 at the flowers of stitchwort. In August I searched for the larva which 

 feeds on the seeds, bat the difficulty was to. find the capsules as they 

 were all hidden by the subsequent growth of herbage. The beginning 

 of July would probably have been a better time to look for the larval 

 cases. From a cocoon off birch Salehria hetidae was bred, and 

 in August off birches I gathered some mines of Lithocolletis, 

 but only bred, uhirifoliella. However one of these was of interest. 

 Most specimens of this species that I have bred have the fascia rather 

 curved than angulated, but a moth taken among birch in Eichmond 

 Park, which otherwise agrees with this species, has a fascia distinctly 

 angulated. The specimen mentioned above has the fascia angulated 

 on the left wing and curved on the right' wing. In a small wood near 

 the station one Batiachedra pinicolella was seen on a pine trunk after 

 a windy night, and later on the birch stems yielded KiicoAnia betidetana 

 and some nice forms of Cijdia rainella. In a sheltered corner of a 

 meadow where rest-harrow and other plants grow, several Acalla 

 aspersana were started on their short flights near the ground. The 

 often common Acalla variet/aua has been scarce about here this 

 -season. There are some good fences along the road between Hassocks 

 and Burgess Hill. On two or three occasions these were well 

 frequented by micros. Tortrix loefliniiiana was in great force and 

 variety. A few Evcosuia ^ialicellaMveve seen, near willows, and Cacoecia 

 sorbiana was noted, but rather on the hedges than the fences. 

 Coleop/iora fiiscedinella and C. Intipeniudla were common but C. 

 nigricella and C. grypliipennella in less numbers. 



I have never seen the elms mined to such an extent as they have 

 been this year. In the hedges there is a good deal of dogwood in the 

 leaves of which, here and there, the larval names oi Ant ispila pfeiferella 

 could be seen. Near Keymer Mr. Ebray Sich took Tinea nigripanctella 

 out of a hedge, and there were others on the wing, but we had no time 

 to investigate. It is quite unusual to talie the species so far from 

 human dwellings. Ditchling Common may be reached by taking the 

 train to the little station of Wivelsfield and walking up the road for a 

 mile past good hedges, when the common comes in sight. One can 

 then meander over the common and walk down another road to 

 Burgess Hill. I have long wanted to find a spot like this where 



