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abundant. Arffyn7iispaj)hia, scarce. Vanessa urtica, V.io. V. atalanta, Pa- 

 rarge megm'a, Satyrns semele, Epinephele ianira, E. tithonus, Ccenonympha 

 pampMlus, Thecla rubi, T. quercus, Polyommatus phlceas, Lyccena icarus, 

 Nisoniades tages, Hesperia thaiimas, H. sylvanus, all more or less common. 

 Vanessa cardiii, common in larval state but not common as imagines. 

 Pararge egeria, scarce. Thecla iv-alhim, rare. (29 species.) Sphinx con- 

 volvuli, not rare at Nicotiana affinis ; S. ligustri, in larval state onlv, scarce. 

 Deiliphila Uvornica, one taken at flowers of rhododendrons on June 5th. 

 Chcerocampia porceUus and C. eJpenor, fairly common at same flowers and 

 pinks. Smerinthus piopiuU, at light, and larvae not scarce. Macroglossa 

 steUatanim and M. bombyliformis, occasionally at flowers in sunshine. 

 Zygana trifolii and Z.fiUpendidcB, common, some nice barred forms of the 

 former being taken, and one of the latter approaching var. chrysanthemi 

 was secured by Mr. Holland. Hylophila prasinana, not scarce when 

 beating for larvae. Xola cuculatella, common at light. TV. confusalis, not 

 rare at rest. Nudaria senex, scarce at light. Euchelia jacobcBte, Arctia 

 caja, SpUosoma lubricipeda, S. menthastri, common. S. mendica, scarce. 

 Hepiahis humuli, H. lujJidinus, and H. hectus, flying at dusk. Cossus 

 ligniperda, common in larval state. Psilura monacha, scarce. Dasychira 

 pudibunda, fairly common; also Orgyia antiqua. Poecilocampa populi, a.t 

 light. Bombyx rubi, very common as larvae and imagines. Odonestis 

 potatoria, in ova. Saturnia pavonia, scarce. Drepana falcula, at light, 

 and beaten from birch trees. Cilix glaucata, common at light, both 

 broods. Dicranura viniila, in larval state. Stauropus fagi, two at rest. 

 Pterostoma palpina, Lophopteryx camelina, Notodonta dictaoides, N. ziczac, 

 ■N. chaonia, N. trimacula, and Phalera bucephala, all at light. N. drome- 

 darius, only as larv» and pupae. Pygcura pigra, fairly common in larval 

 state. Thyatira derasa, T. bads, Asphalia diluta, common at sugar. 

 Bryopihila muralis and B. peria, former scarce, latter common on old walls 

 round Swansea. Acronycta tridens, larvae ; A.psi, at rest; A. alni, rare; (A. 

 ligustri, empty pupa cases found under moss on ash trees) ; A. rumicis, com- 

 mon at rest and as larvae, latter feeding on strawberry. Leucania conigera, 

 scarce. L. turca, at sugar, as also L. lithargyia, L. littoralis, L. comma, L. im- 

 piira, and L.pallens. Tapinostola fulva, at light (some very dark specimens). 

 Gortyna ochracea, at light, and as pupae in Eupatorium cannabinmn. 

 Hydrcecia nictitans and H. micacea, at light, the former also at flowers and 

 very abundant at both. Xylophasia rurea and var. combusta, X.lithoxylea, 

 X. monoglypha, X. hepatica, X. scolop>acina, at flowers and sugar. Neuronia 

 popularis, Charaas graminis, Lvperina testacea, L. cespitis, all more or less 

 common at light. Mamestra albicolon, M. brassiccB, M. persicaricB, Apamea 

 basilinea, A. gemina and var. remissa, A. didyma, Miana strigilis, M. 

 fasciuncula, M. bicoloria, at sugar. M. arcuosa, at light. Grammesia tri- 

 grammica, at sugar. Caradrina morpheus, C. alsines, C. taraxaci, Q. 

 quadripunctata, Busina tenebrosa (very dark), at light. Agrotis vestigialis, 

 by searching sandhills, and sugar. A. suffusa, A. saucia, A. segetum, A. 

 exclamationis, A. corticea, A. ripa, A. nigricans, A. tritici, A. prcecox, 

 Noctiia glareosa, N. augur, N. plecta, N. c-nigrum, N. brunnea, N. /estiva, 

 N. rubi, N. umbrosa, N. baja, N. castanea, N. xanthographa. Triphcena ian- 

 thina, T. interjecta, T. comes, T. pronuba, Amphipyra pyramidea, A. tragopo- 

 gonis. Mania typica, M. maura, all more or less common at sugar. Noctua 

 diatrapezium, at light. Panolis piniperda, rare at sallows. Pachnobia rubri- 

 cosa, Tceniocampa gothica, T. incerta, T. stabilis, T. gracilis, T. munda, T. 

 pubverulenta, all common at sallow. Orthosia suspecta, sugar. 0. lota, 0. 



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