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flower of a Veronica ; a little further on, under an apple tree (for there 
was an orchard on one side of the road), was Argyresthia cwrvella, and 
in some meadows near, by sweeping we obtained Micropterya Seppella, 
Crambus hortuellus, and C. pratellus in abundance. Ascending higher, 
we came to some drier cornfields, and by the bank-side, which served 
as a hedge, we met with Grapholitha hypericana; in a clover field, 
Stigmonota compositella was found, and Hupecilia nana; a tansy hedge 
around this seemed to be a perfect paradise for Dicroramphe: of 
these, D. plumbagana was the most abundant, but D. einerosana and 
D. agilana occurred also, as well as our common D. Petiverella. After 
this, we came to a wood where we met with Hypsolophus fasciellus 
again, and such swarms of Coccyax hyrciniana as to be annoying; there 
were abundant cocoons of Zaleporia pseudo-bombycella and Psyche. 
Of the latter, we brought home one which produced a male, | 
and identified the species; in a spider’s web, the remains of au un- | 
fortunate Hpiore advenaria were here found, and in the herbage 
amongst Orobus tuberosus, Anchylopera Lundana was very abundant ; 
Anchylopera biarcuana occurred also. The wood became bounded on 
the left by some rich meadows, but just at one corner of them was a 
drier spot with broom plants growing, here we caught Cenonympha | 
Pamphilus (the only butterfly seen this day), Zygena lonicere, Euclidia — 
glyphica, Fidonia limbaria, and Crambus pratellus ; the meadows them- 
selves swarmed with Hmmelesia albulata, Botys fuscalis, and a species 
of Eupithecia; Zygena lonicere was also very abundant, and my 
little girl caught one Jno statices in the flower of a large blue 
Centaurea. We were evidently skirting round the Wolkenberg, and 
some way from the summit of any hill, so a little further on we entered 
the wood on the right side, and clambered up to the crest; the open 
spaces in the wood were very gay with Arnica flowers, on which lurked | 
a large crab-shaped spider almost as yellow as the flowers themselves, _ 
and lilies-of-the-valley were yet in bloom. By beating in the trees, | 
we got Lithosia mesomella, Anchylopera ramella, Phloodes tetraquetrana, | 
and Lithographia campoliliana. The following were flying about com- 
monly: Fidonia atomaria, F. limbaria, Venilia maculata, and Huchdia | 
glyphica; Pleurota bicostella was also disturbed as we walked along. 
The view looking across to the Wolkenberg and the Drachenfels 
was very grand, and the valley beneath with its village and little church 
looked invitingly pretty, but rain threatened, and we made rather a 
