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Lilhosia rubricoUis, Venilia macularia, Tanagra chcerophyllata, and Sphinx 

 liijustri, hovering around rhododendrons at dusk ; 24th, M. fuci/ormlr, 

 M. boiabyliformis (in extremely bad condition), Nemeophila russula, Bovibyx 

 rubi, and Drepunula falcula ; 25th, N. russula, D. pudibunda, L. rubri- 

 coUis, LyccBiia trifolii, D, falcula, Diphthera orion (two at sugar), and 

 Aryynnis adippe ; 26th, Euchelia jacobcBcE, Aplecta herbida (one at sugar); 

 27th, Zyyoena trifolii and Aryynnis adipjye. I also found the following 

 larvae : — Liparis monacha, Amphidasys prodromaria, Cymatophora ridens, 

 and Thecla quercus, on oak; Geometra papiUonaria, on alder; Apatura iris 

 (one full-grown specimen on May 25th, which turned into the chrysalis 

 state on the 29th, and from which a beautiful male emerged on June 15th), 

 Smerinthus ocellatus, Notodonta ziczac, and Vanessa polychloros (common), 

 on sallow; the last named was also common on the elm trees round Lyud- 

 hurst and Brockeuhurst ; and Macroylossa fuciforinis, twenty-two larvae 

 on May 27th, feeding on scabious ; one fuU-growu, two more in the last 

 stage, and the others of various sizes. Sugaring was a complete failure, 

 only eight moths being taken in six nights. — Geo. Richardson ; 19, Avon- 

 dale Road, Peckham, S.E., June 19, 1893. 



Kent. — On Whit-Monday last a male Colias hyale was taken by one of 

 the Messrs. Davis, of Hythe Street, Dartford. It was flying near the rail- 

 way station in that town, and is in tolerable condition, but has evidently 

 hybernated. — E. Sabine ; Erith, June, 1893. 



Middlesex. — In May I took a cocoon of Zygana filipendulcB ; the moth 

 emerged a few days ago. This is the only specimen of Z . filipeadulcB I have 

 ever taken in this neighbourhood. Of other day-flying moths, Tanagra atrata 

 has been- particularly abundant here, but Euclidia mi less common than 

 usual. I have lately seen a specimen of Deiopeia pulchella, which was cap- 

 tured on the railway bank near Barnet last June. — R. Dymond ; Feruey 

 House, Southgate, N., June 19, 1893. 



Surrey. — On the 15th June I observed a specimen of Orgyia antiqua 

 flying in this neighbourhood, and another this afternoon in Clapham Park. 

 The extraordinary continuance of dry and warm weather has brought out 

 many species a month or six weeks earlier than usual. I never remember 

 having seen this species on the wing before the end of July. I have been 

 trying sugar, and failed; the honey-dew prevents anything coming to it, I 

 suppose. — Samuel Stevens ; " Loanda," Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, 

 June 17, 1893. 



At Dorking, on June 4th, I had the good fortune to come across a newly 

 emerged female Stauropus fagi at rest on a beech tree. — Gr. Richardso.v ; 

 19, Avondale Road, Peckham, S.E., June 19, 1893. 



Wales (South). — The long continuance of hot, dry weather has made the 

 season here an unusually early one. Argynnis euphrosyne was out near here 

 on April 5th. On April the 19th I saw the first Euchlo'e cardamines ; also 

 several Fararge megcera, P. egeria, Nisoniades tages, &c. ; three days later 

 I found Aspilates citraria. On looking back to my notes, I see the first of 

 this insect I took last year was on May 25th. Many of the common June 

 insects 1 have taken during May, as, for instance, Xylophasia rurea, Hepi- 

 alus huinuli, Flusia chrysitis, &c. ; in fact everything seems a month earlier 

 than usual. Argynnis papkia and A. aglaia have been on the wing some 

 time ; one of the latter, which I took the other day, was quite worn. I never 

 remember to have seen A.paphia here earlier than the second week in July. 

 Sugar, so far, has been a tailure. — Spotswood Graves ; Victoria Street, 

 Tenby, June 17, 1893. 



