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ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES FOR 1918. 



By W. Parkinson Curtis, F.E.S. 

 January 23. — Apis mellifica was first moving. 



February 17. — At Canford Hybernia leucophaearia and Phi g ci- 

 lia pedaria appeared. 



February 18. — Vanessa polychloros seen at Poole, this first at 

 that locality since 1893. 



March 10. — Gonepteryx rhamni was seen. 



March 21. — A very hot day produced at Parkstone G. rhamni, 

 Vanessa io, Aglais urticae, Chimbache fagella and Eupi- 

 ihecia pumilata. 



March 24. — Brephos parthenias was abundant at Canford, 



and Micropteryx semipurpurella. 



March 31. — Mrs. Curtis caught Asphalia flavicornis at Can- 

 ford. 



April 6. — Pieris rapce appeared. 



April 7. — Dichonia areola was abundant at Canford. 



April 13. — I saw Brephos parthenias in Chine Crescent Road, 

 Bournemouth. One hardly associates this insect with the 

 centre of a populous town. 



April 19, 21. — Comparatively heavy snow. 



April 24. — Cyaniris argiolus observed, and Pieris brassicae. 



April 28, — Tephrosia bistortata emerged and Saturnia pavonia 

 was flying at Canford. 



May 5. — At Canford a fine male Notodonta, trepida at rest. 

 Dasychira pudibunda and Tephrosia punctularia were 

 also out. 



May 12. — Boarmia cinctaria, Phytometra viridaria and Lop- 

 hoteryx camelina all appeared at Canford, whilst on May 

 19 Euchloe cardammis , Taeniocampa stabilis and Panolis 

 piniperda were evident as well as Drepana falcataria, 

 Macrothylacia rubi and Arctia villica. 



May 20. — Watched Arctia caja larva doing 13 feet in 1J 

 minutes. If caja steps one-eighth of an inch (a generous 

 estimate) and man steps 3 feet, a man should walk 27 

 miles an hour to equal the relative pace of caja 



May 26. — Pararge megaera appeared and on June 2 Diacrisia 

 sannio and Acronycta psi. 



June 9. — Hipparchia ianira had appeared. 



June 12. — I took a fine male Stauropus fagi at rest at Park- 

 stone. 



June 13. — Bryophila perla was taken at Bournemouth, an 

 extraordinarily early date. 



