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Horsley Hamearis lucina was fairly common, though not in the abund- 
- ance in which I have sometimes seen it there; Hesperia malvae and 
Nisoniades tages were both to be seen.in numbers, the latter in con- 
siderable variety ; Brenthis euphrosyne, Coenonympha pamphilus, Huchloé 
cardamines and the two smaller Pierids showed up in fair numbers, 
and two worn specimens of Pararye megera were seen. At Gomshall 
Agriades thetis was common and in good condition, but though I ex- 
amined considerable numbers I only found one minor aberration, in 
which there was an extra small spot inside the central row on the fore- 
wings joined by a short streak to the discoidal. On the Hog’s Back, 
at Guildford, on the following day, Pararge megera was common, the 
only ¢ taken being of the ab. mediolugens, which I had never come 
across before either in England or abroad. Rumicia phlaeas was also 
common, and I took one very fresh specimen of the brassy aberration 
intermedia. The three common Pierids, hybernated Gonepteryx rhamnt, 
and a few Polyommatus icarus were to be seen, and in the first field 
beyond the green road a couple of Cupido minimus were already out. 
I had no further opportunity of hunting till July 4th, when I went 
to Snodland for the chalk form of Plebeius aegon, the gs of which were 
abundant, but the ¢s only just emerging; Epinephele jurtina, Coeno- 
nympha pamphilus, and Argynnis aglaia were the only other species 
seen; all were common. On July 8th I went to Poundstock, near 
Bude, for ten days, but we had only one day without rain, though the 
sun was occasionally hot for an hour or two at a time. Lycaena arion 
was present on the better days in fair numbers, and there were some 
specimens in very good condition, though it had begun to emerge in 
the second week in June. Adopaea flava swarmed, and the first spec - 
mens I saw were so dark and small that I hastily took them for A. 
lineola, and was proportionately disappointed on discovering my rather 
inexcusable mistake. The first brood of P. icarus just overlapped the 
second, as I saw one specimen in the last stage of dilapidation, and one 
just emerged, on the first day of my visit; the 2nd brood became fairly 
common just before I left. Melanaryia galathea, EF. jurtina,’C. pamph- 
lus, and Aphantopus hyperantus were common, and a few Dryas paphia — 
and Argynnis aglaia were to be seen, and of the latter I saw a fine dark 
2, almost as dark as D. paphia ab. valesina, but being on the cliff I 
was unable to secure it. Pieris rapae occasionally appeared and P. 
napi was common. I was much interested to note the very extended 
flight-time of certain species; FE. jurtina was flying before 7 a.m., and 
A. hyperantus and P. napi soon after 8 a.m. (Greenwich time), and the 
two Satyrids continued on the wing till 8 p.m. (G.T.). The cliff fell 
rapidly to the sea in front of our lodgings, but was quite negotiable 
with care, and a list of the butterflies which frequented this steep 
ground may not be without interest; they were: Agriades sylvanus, 
Lycaena arion, Pieris rapae (occasionally), P. napi, Dryas paphia 
(rarely), Argynnis aglaia, Aylais urticae, Coenonympha pamphilus, 
Aphantopus hyperantus, Epinephele jurtina, Hipparchia semele, and 
Melanargia galathea. The only moth noticed on the cliff was Lasiocampa 
quercus, Which dashed about wildly, and I also found full-fed larve of 
Cosmotriche potatoria and Saturnia carpinit. On the 12th I took one very 
fresh specimen of H’pinephele tithonus, which I was glad to see emerg- 
ing, as it was the principal object of my next visit, namely, to Tavi- 
stock, where we went on the 18th. In the south-west of England, and 
particularly in this neighbourhood, EH. tithonus is remarkable for the 
