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proboscidalis, Xanthia silago, Epunda viminalis and Anchocelis rufina 
(one, at Friday Street). Gonepteryx rhanni, Pieris rapaec, P. napi and 
Coenonympha pamphilus were the only butterflies seen. Hepialus lupu- 
linus, Anticlea derivata, Melanippe fluctuata and M. subtristata were 
noticed on palings, and Tephrosia crepusculartia (biundularia) on a pine 
trunk at Friday Street. Drepana cultraria, Venilia maculata, Lomaspilis 
marginata, Fidonia atomaria, Ligdiaadustata, Macaria aarti. Asthena 
candidata, Cabera pusaria and Ephyra trilinearia were also taken. 
As we were desirous of becoming better acquainted with Epping 
Forest, where we have scarcely done any collecting, we spent a whole 
day there (May 31st), walking from Loughton through Monk’s Wood 
to High Beech and the King’s Oak and back. The day turned out very 
hot and we were fairly successful, the chief drawback being our 
inability to obtain something decent to eat. A female Dasychira pudi- 
bunda was taken at rest on a tuft of ling, from which we obtained a 
laree number of ova, but the larvee from them all died. A nice speci- 
men of Nola cristulalis was boxed from a beech trunk in Monk’s Wood, 
resting head downwards. Drepana binaria, D. cultraria and HKphyra 
trilinearia, the former from oak, and the two latter from beech, were 
beaten out in profusion, but the ‘‘ hook-tips”’ were very difficult to 
keep an eye on, flying first in the sun and then in the shade, and 
zigzageing among the trees. Halias prasinana were beaten at the 
back of the “ King’s Oak.” Bapta temerata and Corenia propugnata, 
were taken in Monk’s Wood, whilst Venilia maculata, fidonia atomaria, 
Panagra petraria and Hubolia palumbaria were abundant in the open. 
Huclidia mi and Phytometra viridaria (aenea), were also seen. Among 
the butterflies a few good Syrichthus malvae, which were in beautiful 
condition, were the only ones worth taking. At dusk Cilix glaucata, 
Odontopera bidentata and Hypena rostralis were taken, and Panagra 
petraria swarmed. Lary were very abundant, Chetmatobia brumata 
being an easy first in point of numbers. The following were taken :— 
Nola cucullatella, one Hylophila bicolorana, Porthesia auriflua, Diloba 
cacruleocephala, Crocallis elinguaria, Himera pennaria, Aetrocampa 
margaritaria, Hemithea thyniaria, Abravas yrossulariata, Hybernia rupi- 
capraria, H. aurantiaria, H. defoliaria, two Chesias spartiata, E’punda 
viminalis and Miselia oxyacanthae. 
On July 9th, whilst walking to North Dulwich station, en route for 
Dorking I picked upa female Zeuzera pyrina from the payement in 
fair condition. Arrived at Dorking with a small party of friends we 
proceeded to Ranmore, where we spent the day. Rhopalocera were not 
abundant, a few good Cupido minima being the only ones worth taking. 
Tinodia hyperanthus, Thymelicus thaumas and Pamphila  sylvanus 
were noticed. Of moths the best were Anticlea sinuata, Scotosia 
vetulata and Asthena luteata. Cidaria fulvata, Eubolia bipunctata, EB. 
palumbaria, Ligdia adustata, Iodis lactearia, Pseudoterpna cytisaria, 
Hecatera serena, Aplecta nebulosa, Miana furuncula, and worn Phytometra 
viridaria, were also seen. Only a few minutes were available for 
treacle, as visions of the disappearance of the last train haunted us, 
and in that time Thyatyra batis, in beautiful condition, Aplecta nebulosa 
(several) and Rustna tenebrosa were taken. The vision of the last train 
disappearing was unfortunately rather more than a vision on this 
occasion, which was all the more annoying as the collecting ground 
was too far off for us to care about returning to it. 
