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where, and in company with F. cardui. I usually see a few imagines in 

 June each year, but in June and July, 1892, they were abundant. I think 

 these facts favour the supposition that V. atalanta is a migratory species. 

 All the three above-named species appeared here simultaneously the first 

 week in June, and within a fortnight they had greatly diminished, although 

 still abundant ; doubtless many went further inland. I was much amused 

 and surprised at netting specimens of V. cardui (in the spring) between 

 eight and nine o'clock p.m., several times mistaking them for moths, but 

 did not notice this habit in the autumn, doubtless through the days being 

 so short. V. 10 was fairly common in the larva stage, but scarce during the 

 spring and autumn. V. urticce was unusually scarce. The Forest butter- 

 flies were in their usual numbers, with the exception of Gonepteryx rhamni. 

 Argnnnis paphia var. valesina was plentiful as usual. The following 

 species, among others of lesser note, I took at sugar during June, &c. : — 

 Caligenia miniata, a few. Gonophora derasa. Cymatophora or, one. 

 Acronycta ligustri, and a good series of Leucania turca. Caradrina alsines 

 and blanda, common, Cosmia affinis, local. Triphcena Jimbria, few. T. 

 interjecta and T. subsequa, one. Aplecta herbida ; I obtained a good 

 supply of ova of this species, from which a lot of larvae emerged ; some 

 pupated, and the perfect insects are coming out. I kept the larvae 

 indoors and fed them with dock leaves ; about forty I had to put out of 

 doors to hybernate, as they refused to eat, but they are now nearly full-fed. 

 Cerigo cytherea, scarce. Mamestra albicolon, one. M. abjecta, one. 

 Miana literosa, scarce. M, strigilis and vars. M. furuncula, in great 

 variety. At ivy every beat brought down numbers ; when the lamp was 

 brought forward it was astonishing to see such a living mass, some species 

 were in thousands. I have succeeded in taking some good varieties. 

 Anchocells pistacina, scarce. A. litura, common. Xanthia ferruginea, 

 Orthosia lota, and 0. macilenta, very abundant. Xanthia fulvago, few. 

 Scopelosoma satellitia, about the commonest. Dasycampa rubiginea, one. 

 Cerastis vaccinii and C. ligula, very common ; parallel varieties with light 

 submarginal lines, &c. Agrotis segetum and A. suffusa, uncommon. 

 Epunda nigra, three. Miselia oxyacanthce, Agriopis aprilina, common. 

 Dryobota protea, two. Phlogophora meticulosa. Xylina soda, scarce. X. 

 ornithopus, common. Plusia gamma. Larentia siterata (psittacata), about 

 a dozen. Several species which usually occur I did not find. By other 

 means, netting, &c., the following is a partial list: — Sphinx convolvuli, one 

 only. Macroglossa stellatarum, a few. Hemaris bombyliformis, common. 

 H . fuciformis, scarce. Lithoda stramineola, in the lanes. L. complana, 

 local ; heaths. L. sororcula, few. L. mesomella, common. Emydia 

 cribrum, scarce. Gnophria rubricollis, occasionally. Nemeophila russula. 

 Saturnia carpini, plentiful. Bryophila perla, from brick walls ; a form 

 bluish black all over. Ccenobia rufa, local, amongst rushes and flying at 

 dusk. Dyschorista [OrtJiosia) ypsilon, pupa from dried stems of various 

 reeds in meadows. Hydrcecia nictitans, scarce. H. micacea, at light. 

 Agrotis agathina, local on heaths. Xylocampa areola, common on palings; 

 I found one frozen and quite dead. Habrostola triplasia and H. urtica. 

 Erastria fasciana, very local amongst dried sticks, &c. Nola cucullatella, 

 N. confusalis, and one N. centonalis. The Geometridse were also abun- 

 dant; it required very little exertion to beat them from the trees and 

 hedges. Ellopia prosapiaria, several ; one male of the var. prasinaria, 

 which I netted in Bratley Wood. Pericallia syringaria, Eurymene dola- 

 hraria, common. Epione advenaria, E. apidaria, local. Macaria litu- 



