1096 Insects. 



Captures of Lepidoptera in Scotland. 



Polyommatus Artaxerxes, one, Duinyot, July 27. 



Hepialus velleda, sixteen, Torwood, July 5. 



Charaeas Graminis, four, Dunoon, Argyllshire, August 17 and 20. 



Rusina ferruginea, four, Boyd's Planting, July 16. 



Agrotis fumosa, six, Canon, August. 



Graphiphora ? one, Dumyot, July 27, on a rock. 



Graphiphora festiva, Torwood and Carron, at sugar, abundant in July. 

 Polia advena, Carron, plentiful, at sugar, and flying at flowers, in company with 

 the Plusias, July 5 to 14. 



Polia bimaculosa, Torwood, at sugar, abundant, July 4 to 18. 

 Polia herbida, one, very fine, Torwood, at sugar, July 7. 

 Polia occulta, one, much wasted, Torwood, at sugar, August 12. 

 Acronycta Rumicis, three, Torwood, at sugar, July 7. 

 Thyatira Batis, one, Boyd's Planting, July. 

 Xanthia fulvago, Carron, August, abundant. 

 Gortyna micacea, Carron, August, abundant. 

 Gortyna Petasitidis, one, Carron, August. 

 Acosmetia arcuosa, three, Torwood, July 12. 

 Ellopia fasciaria, four, Torwood, July. 

 Cidaria olivata, five, Dunoon, August 2. 

 Electra testata, Dunoon, August, abundant. 

 Acidalia fumata, one, Torwood, July. 

 Anticlea albana, four, near Torwood, July 18. 

 Cnephasia Penziana, four, Torwood, end of July. 



Orthotaenia subsequana, two, Dunoon, on the top of the hill, August 24. 

 Crambus margaritellus, five, Dunoon, August 2. — Id. 



Captures of Lepidoptera on the Doivns, near Stoat's Nest and Godstone Road. 

 July 24. Scotosia Rhamnata, one. July 28. Anchylopera Comptana, two, off 



Spilonota Argyrana, one. furze-bushes. 



Semasia Grossana, one. Argyrolepia decimana, one. 



Cnephasia curvifasciana, one. Macrochila parenthesella, three. 



Anchylopera Comptana, one, and Harpagus cinctella, one, off ju- 



saw others. niper-bushes. 



Anacampsis contigua, one. Aug. 6. Macrochila parenthesella, two, 



Anacampsis Mouffetella, one. off juniper. 



Aphelosetia triatomea, one, off Pseudotomia Jacquiniana, one, 



furze-bushes. off hawthorn. 



Tinea ustella, one. Sericoris quadrana, seven, flying 



Cochylisrutilana, one, off juniper. on the grass. These were ra- 



Phycita nebulella, one, off this- ther plentiful, but the speci- 



tles. mens were mostly much faded. 



Captures of Lepidoptera near Bristol. With a list of this year's captures, I send a 

 few facts that have come under my notice, and which may explain the supposed pe- 

 riodical appearance of certain insects. In the spring of 1844, I took three broods of 

 Eriogaster lanestris : at the usual time they spun their cases, and in March of the pre- 

 sent year seven only of the moths came out. I opened a few of the cases this morn- 

 ing, and found the chrysalides still alive. A few fine days at the end of February or 



