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[December ' 



Lepidoptera at Guestling in 3868. — I send herewith a list of the rarer insects 

 which 1 have met with this year, if you should think it worth insertion in the 

 Magazine. Taken in conjunction with my former notices, it will give a very fair 

 idea of the rarer insects occurring at Guestling. I have this year met with nearly 

 50 species of Macros, which I had not previously seen here, showing how little a 

 visitor or stranger can speak to the whole number of insects occurring in any 

 locality. Tliis number of novelties, after three previous years collecting in the same 

 locality, is pretty well, I think. 



Dunng the spring insects were very scarce ; in fact, several species which are 

 usually pretty common at sallows, were either absent or represented by o«e or two 

 specimens only. As summer approached, however, insects became abundant. 



In the following notes the first day on which the species was observed is given 

 in each case. 



March 6tb, Tepli/rosia hiundularia ; several specimens on tree trunks > the 

 summer brood appeared as early as June 20th. April 21st, Evpithecia dodoneata ; 

 one specimen only. April 30th, Platypteryx lacertula; Stainton's Manual gives 

 end of May, but I see it occuiTed here on May 3rd, in 1865. May 8th, Tephrosia 

 consonaria, on the trunk of a tree. May 16th, Flatypteryx hamula. May 18th, 

 He'iminia harhalis ; three among underwood. May 19th, Selenia lunaria ; four, all 

 females, as were the few I have taken in former years. May 25th, Arciia villica ; 

 I met with five specimens this day ; I believe it is abundant here. May 26th, 

 Chcerocampa porcelkts, flying, at dusk. May 28th, Eiirymene dolabraria; three 

 taken — one by mothmg, one at light, and one at sugar. May 30th, Eupisteria 

 hepa/rata ; this seems common here among alders ; unfortunately I did not search 

 for it early enough, and hence most of the specimens were much worn. June Ist, 

 Tephrosia extersaria ; came not uncommonly to sugar ; Botys lancealis, several p 

 Pterophorus tephradactylus, this is plentiful here. June 2nd and 3rd, Boarmia 

 rohoraria, a pair at sugar ; Cymatophora fiuctuosa^ several were taken, but were 

 very restless when boxed. June 5th, Aplecta herhida ; three came to sugar. 

 June 6thy Diphthera Ch-ion ; two at sugar. June 11th, Agrotera nemomlis ; one 

 worn specimen. June 24th, Cidaria dotata. June 27th, Limacodes testudo, by 

 mothing; and Acronycta ligustvi and RodopJiaea tumidella, at sugar. July 2nd, 

 Cledeohia angustalis ; plentiful in one spot on the beech at Pelt. July 7th, Phycts 

 rohorelta ; several by mothing and at light. July 1 3th, Ennomos erosaria^ two 

 females ; insects came pretty freely about this time to light ; among them werer 

 single specimens of Arctia fuliginosa, Notodonta ziczac, Cidaria silaceata, Macaria 

 notata, and Ennomos fuscantaria (22nd) j also several Eupithecia sxLccenturiatay 

 Eupithecia centaureata, Tethea suhtusa, Ptilodontis palpina, Notodonta camelina, 

 Platypteryx hamula, Pyrausta purpuralis, Paraponya stratiotalis, and Acronycta 

 auricoma ; the latter insect was very restless, and most of the few specimens taken 

 were much injured. July 30, Tethea retwsa, and August 1st, Ennomos tiliaria ? by 

 mothing. August 6th, Sphinx convolvuli, a very fine specimen ; and August 10th, 

 Deilephila lineaia, as recorded (Ent. Mo. Mag. for September). August 26th, three 

 Sphinx convolvuli appeared in my garden, preferring petunia and scarlet geranium ; 

 they were observed almost every night for a week cm* so, when two out of the 

 three disappeared ; but one has been seen occaaionally up to the present tnne. — 

 N. Bloomfield, Guestling Rectory, near Hastings, Saptember 23r<?, 1868. 



