62 | August, 
Whether it mistook the paper for an insect of its own kind or for a flower, 
cannot of course be demonstrated, but insignificant as this may appear, taking it 
in connection with the recorded fact of Macroglossa stellatarum visiting painted 
flowers on papered walls (Newman’s Entomologist, iii., p. 6.), it may help to show 
that colour has, as Mr. Darwin teaches, a great deal to do in attracting insects to 
certain spots.—ALBERT Mutter, 12th June, 1870. 
A day at Windermere.—On Whit-Monday I had a trip to the woods about 
Braitwaite ; insects were very scarce till about 6 p.m., then I took amongst young 
oaks Tinagma stanneellum aud a few specimens of Phozropteryx diminutama and 
subuncana; Lobesia reliquana was in very fine condition, and Rorana arcuella was 
freely on the wing. J beat from hazel Lithocolletis Amyotella and emberizepennella, 
and by sweeping I obtained a few Micropteryx mansuetella ; I then went to the field 
where I used to get Coleophora deawratella, and found it was planted with potatoes 
and wheat, so I turned to collecting larvee of Phleodes geminana on the Vacciniwm. 
—C. 8. Greason, Rose Bank, Fletcher Grove, Liverpool, June 10th, 1870. 
Captures of Lepidoptera, Sc., at Witherslack.—My first visit this year was on 
May 25th, and, the sun being out for ashort time, I turned into the woods at Grange, 
and soon met with Catoptria aspidiscana, of which I took ten, only one-half of 
them being fine. Leucophasia sinapis was flitting quietly about, and the pretty 
Pyralis octomaculalis was jerking freely about, and was only easily captured when in 
the act of rising out of the long grass ; and Thecla rubi flashed past one leaving the 
impression that one had seen something, but was not quite sure, and the pretty 
little Nemeobius Lucina was just emerged from the pupa, some sitting on the young 
birch trees to dry their wings. Venilia macularia with its merry gambols enlivened 
the scene, the spot being a perfect bed of purple with the flowers of the columbine. 
I then wended my way to Witherslack, and, though the evening was cold, I did 
pretty well: Coccyw vacciniana was flying in swarms over patches of bilberry, a few 
Phoxopteryx biarcuana and uncana were dislodged from the sallows, and Penthina 
prelongana and Tinea bistrigella from the birch. I took six fine Nemoria viridata, 
and, when I reached the Inn, I found a fine Ligdia adustata was at rest on the win- 
dow inside the bar. I should here mention that in this locality I always take a 
variety of Incurvaria Oehlmanniella, with the spots confluent on the inner margin and 
forming a broad streak, which is even conspicuous when the insect is on the wing ; 
it seems to be a permanent variety in this spot. I finished my day’s work by 
capturing three more specimens of aspidiscana, as they were flying at a prodigious 
rate at sunset. 
My next visit was on June 9th; there was a strong wind, the weather seemed 
breaking, and it was bitterly cold in the evening: I was obliged to content my- 
self with collecting in any sheltered corner, so I set to work collecting larvae of 
what I supposed to be Depressaria capreolella, and whilst 1 was down on my knees 
close to a wall searching amongst the dead leaves of Conyza squarrosa and picking 
up a few larve of Pterophorus lithodactylus, a viper glided under my hand into a 
hole in the wall and escaped, as my net and stick were laid down, for I had not 
expected to find a viper asleep in such a place; then I went under a sheltered 
hedge on the moss-side, and took a few Phowopteryx siculana and biarcuana, and by 
sweeping the sallow I took Nepticula intimella, and found Nep. myrtillella amongst 
