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August of 1916, and the adults emerged at the end of 'the following May. This is a valuable 

 record, as the knowledge of the food-plants of a great many of our species is very limited. 



It is also interesting to note that Mr. Day also took a tine specimen of Yeniisia obsoleta 

 Swett on April ISth. This species was described last year from specimens found iu the Harvey 

 and the Museum collections taken in 190S, and was figured in the Provincial Museum Report for. 

 1916 on Tlate VIII. 



Mr. A. W. Hauham, also of Quamiehan Lake, took a beautiful geometer on June 20th, which 

 turned out to be Stamnoctenis morrisata Hulst., a species which was described from Arizona and 

 is entirely new to our fauna. 



Cumberland. — A few specimens of Ccrcyonsis alope ariane Bdv. were taken in this district 

 in July. This is noteworthy as no species of this genus has ever been recorded from Vancouver 

 Island before. Boopis Behr., a form of ariane with fewer spots on the under-side, occurs in the 

 Interior from Lillooet to Cranbrook. 



Savary Island. — Mr. E. S. Sherman, of Vancouver, who spends his annual vacation on this 

 island, reports that he has seen specimens of Dana us archippus Fabr. (the milkweed butterfly) 

 there every year for several years, and that this year he found several patches of milkweed 

 growing there. As this is the natural food-plant of archippus, the probabilities are that it breeds 

 on this island, but this fact will have to be proved before it can be accepted as such. This 

 butterfly has a cosmopolitan range, but has not been known to breed in British Columbia, 

 although occasional specimens have been taken in various parts of the Province. He also 

 mentions that Epargyrcus tityrus Fabr. (the large silver-spotted skipper) was very common 

 in July. It has been previously recorded from Vancouver and doubtfully from Glacier. 



Clovcrdale. — Mr. Bevan L. Hugh, who collected a number of geometers during the past 

 season, captured a specimen of Philobia ulsterata Pearson. This is an exceedingly rare 

 geometer, and is the first taken to my knowledge since 190S, when the late Mr. A. H. Bush 

 took one fn Vancouver. Amongst others taken by the same collector was a nice series of 

 Sp'argania magnoliata pernotata Hulst. and a fine specimen of Selenia alcipliearia omata B. 

 & McD. 



Quesnel Fork.-:. — While engaged on business connected with the Provincial Fisheries Depart- 

 ment in this district in late August and September, Mr. W. A. Neweondie, of A r ictoria, collected 

 a few insects which proved of great interest, as we had not received any material from this 

 particular district previously. The butterflies taken were Phyeiodes campestris Behr. ; Polygonia 

 proline Cram.: and Afjlais J. -album Bdv. & LeCon. 



A short series of Bypoprepia miniata Kby. (the scarlet-w inged lichen-moth) was obtained; 

 this has previously been recorded from Kaslo. The Noctuidie comprised Euxoa mimallonis 

 {/agates Grt. ; Graptolitha georgii Grt. ; Catocala triseis Edw. (previously recorded from Kaslo) ;~ 

 Autographa rectangula Kirby ; and Scoliopteryx libatrix Linn. The geometers proved scarce, 

 only three species being taken, viz. : Lyyris xylina Hulst. ; Ilydriomena f areata Thun ; and 

 Ceratodalia gueneata Pack. 



Lillooet. — In the beginning of August Mr. A. W. A. Phair took two or three specimens of 

 a bright coppery-red butterfly which we identified as Beodes cupreus Edw. It was taken at 

 Mount McLean at an altitude of 7,000 feet, and is a new record for British Columbia. It is 

 very closely allied to II. snowi Edw., which also occurs in British Columbia, but is very rarely 

 taken; cupreus is brighter in colour and more heavily spotted than snotci. He has kindly 

 donated a pair for the Museum collection. 



Mr. Phair, on a recent visit to Victoria, brought with him a large amount of material for 

 identification ; as many of the noctuids were new to us, we sent them to Dr. J. McDunnough 

 for determination, with the result that many of them proved new to British Columbia, and 

 materially add to the known lepidopterous fauna of this Province. 



The following is a list of those new to British Columbia : Euxoa cinereo pallida Sm. ; 

 Agrotis piscipellis Grt.; Rynchagrotis vittifrons Grt.; Lasionyeta rainieri Sm. ; Polia nugatis 

 Sm. ; Polia farnhami Grt.; Tholera americana Sm. ; and Cerapoda oblita Grt. Amongst the 

 others were some very desirable species, the following being of special interest as extending our 

 knowledge of their known range; Euxoa sapiens Sm. ; E. murdocki Sm. ; Lasiestra phoca luteola 

 Sm. ; and Pseudanarta flava Grt. 



