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pest. A great many Brephos parthenias and Asphalia flavicoriiis were also 

 obtained from the birch ; the latter (which join two leaves together and 

 spin between them) more by searching than by beating. When we were 

 tired of larva-beating, we made for that magnificent clump of beeches, known 

 as Denny Wood, to work the trunks for Stauropus farjl and the " prominents." 

 Messrs. Smith and L. J. Tremayne arrived there about mid-day, but an 

 hour's hard searching only produced a couple of Lophopteryx camellna, one 

 Tephrosia consonaria, one T. pmictularia, and several Dasychira pudibunda, 

 which was common all over the forest. The inevitable larva of Asphalia 

 ridens still turned up, Mr. Tremayne finding two crawling up the beech 

 trunks ; and of course T. stabUis and H. trapezlna were common as usual. 

 At about a quarter-past one we sat down to a bread and cheese lunch under 

 the beech trees, after which it came on to rain. We worked the trunks under 

 umbrellas for a time, but were soon forced to give it up. On the trunks we 

 found one or two pupae of an Argynnis, probably j3a/»^ta, but possibly adippe, 

 as I do not know the difference between these two pupae. Presently the 

 others of the party arrived. They had found Euclidia glyphica flying in 

 some numbers over the heath; and Mr. Bacot had turned up a " nest " of 

 Vanessa polychloros on a sallow bush, containing about a hundred larvae, to 

 which all the party helped themselves freely. Mr. Bacot had also found a 

 pair of Notodotita chaonia. Rain kept us idle for a time, but it cleared up 

 about 4 o'clock, and we were able to resume working the tree trunks, with 

 the result that Mr. Rose found another Tephrosia consonaria, Mr. Tremayne 

 found another Lophopteryx camelina, and Mr. Bacot found a pair of Nolo- 

 donta trepida in cop. We returned to Lyndhurst via Matley Bog, beating 

 a great -number of the larvae of A. flavicornis and B. parthenias. At tea we 

 were joined by Mr. Oliver C. Goldthwaite, who came in very useful in 

 naming a great many of our larvae, and giving hints as to rearing them. 

 After tea we tried " sugaring " in Hurst Wood, but it was an utter failure, 

 the only captures being two Moma orion, one Aplecta herbida, and one 

 Hadeiia thalassina. Dusking on the heatli beforehand was not much 

 better, as, except for a Boarmia consortaria which Mr. Battley took, it 

 produced only common Geometers. On the following morning, Mr. Tremayne 

 worked the fences alone ; he only obtained one Acidalia trigeminata, 

 but discovered another nest of Vanessa polychloros up a high elm 

 tree. After breakfast, accordingly, the members " went for " that elm. 

 A long piece of string was procured, and a stone tied on to the end 

 of it, which was then thrown over the bough. The bough was then 

 shaken with force, and the V. polychloros larvae descended rapidly into 

 umbrellas spread carefully out to receive them. When all the members had 

 had enough, the bough was abandoned, and the party set out for the work 

 of the day, which it had been decided to devote to Nemeobius lucina. 

 Accordingly, we walked straight along the Brockenhurst Road, without 

 stopping to collect, and, striking off to the left just before Brockenhurst, 

 made straight for the well-known lucina ground. The three spots for 

 lucina were worked one after another. The day was fine and bright, and 

 the common butterflies and day-flying moths were on the wing in good 

 numbers. In the first htcina glade, Lyccena icarus, Cceaonympha pamphilus, 

 Polyommalus phlceas, Argynnis eitphrosyne {\yoxu) and ^. s<2^e«e (splendid), 

 Syrichthus malvce, Nisoniades tages, and Hesperia sylvanus were very plen- 

 tiful ; nor were they, as might have been expected from the early season, 

 ail in bad condition, as, though some were extremely worn, others were 



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