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E. leucophaaria. Taking Delamere Forest as representative ground, 

 I captured two on Feb. 8th, four on Feb. 2'2nd, and five or six (the last) on 

 March 7th — including a pale grey form with the markings in barest outline. 

 Nyssia hispidarla has also been scarce with us. I did not find it before 

 March 7th, when I took a couple of males developing their wings on oaks 

 about three feet from the ground. On March 28th I found a third and 

 last specimen— another male — at rest on a beech. H. progemmaria and 

 Anisopteryx cescularia appeared on the gas-lamps, Feb. 20th ; but the latter 

 moth has been altogether less plentiful than in previous years. The sooty, 

 unicolorous form of H. progemmaria vdir.fuscata was a frequent visitor at 

 the gas-lamps. Larentia multistrigarla turned up in Delamere Forest — the 

 first on Feb. 2'2nd. At the beginning of April this species was succeeded 

 by Lohophora lobulata, a moth which is sometimes mistaken for L. multi- 

 strigaria from its similar appearance and habit of resting by day low down 

 on palings or oaks. Asphalia fiavicornis I took from March 7th to the 

 end of the month. Although I followed Mr. Hamm's hint (Eutom. xxviii. 

 p. 182), and worked for it systematically, I did not find the moth more 

 abundant than in my previous experience. Diurnea fagella was abundant 

 on the forest oaks from March 28th to April 18th, when it was nearly over. 

 I got a nice series, which showed the colour gradations from nearly white 

 and slightly marked to almost unicolorous and black. Of Amphidasys 

 strataria {prodromaria) I picked a paired couple from an oak on March 28th, 

 and another couple from an oak on April 4th. This species I specially 

 sought for, and its scarcity can be gauged when I say the two pairs were 

 the result of ten hours' hard work. The most interesting catch in the early 

 months was Tephrosia biundularia, in Delamere Forest, from March 28th 

 till the end of April. This was the spring brood, which I had never met 

 with before — in fact, I had not seen the insect at all for the last four or five 

 years. As a rule, the Delamere forms range from brownish- or ochreous- 

 grey to almost black. There is a well-defined, white, zigzag line parallel 

 with the margins of all the wings ; and one, sometimes two, black, outward- 

 bent zigzag lines, less distinct, cross the median portions. But the type, 

 or a very near approach to it, occurs in the forest as well, though rarely. 

 I have only seen one of these— a very beautiful specimen taken by Mr. 

 Crabtree, of Manchester, on April 18th. Equally associated with the 

 season's captures of this interesting moth is Mr. Hargreaves (Mr. Cattermole) 

 of Mr. W. J. Lancaster's "Private Secretary" Company, whose frequent 

 companionship I had the pleasure of enjoying during March. This 

 gentleman obtained some specimens which I think may justly be described 

 as almost, if not quite, black in ground colour. Since then common insects 

 have indeed been common and early up to this very hot June. Amongst 

 them I may mention an abundance of that lovely geometer, Timandra 

 amataria, by marshy ditches near Chester. I took the first on May 27th. 

 The pink borders and stripe were very conspicuous in some examples, whilst 

 in others they are nearly absent. Just as abundant, about ponds and 

 marshes during the latter part of May and beginning of June, was the more 

 sombre wainscot-coloured Phibalapteryx lignata. — J. Arkle ; 2, George 

 Street, Chester. 



Anosia plexippus in Hampshirk. — In the 'Field' of June 6th, 

 Mr. E. G. B. Meade Waldo reports having seen, on May 28th last, a fine 

 fresh specimen of Danais chrysippus in a field of trifolium close to his house 

 at Lymington. The specimen seen was evidently Anosia plexippus, and 



