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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



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SUGARING NOTES. 

 [Continued from Old Series, Vol. III., p. 212.) 



York. — 1st July, 1893. 



Askham Bog ; wind N.W. ; obscured, dry, quite warm and close. 

 Took 1 G. papilionaria at rest about 10.45 P- m - At sugar I found 

 O. suspecta common, N. baja, 2, brunnea several, T. promiba, L. pollens, 

 and impura common, N. c-nigrum 1, augur, X. polyodon, H. olevacea, 

 A. gemma, and M. strigilis, var. JEthiops, several; A. leporina 1, female, 

 which gave me 40 eggs ; M. fasciuncula 2, C. spar sat a 2, and B. repan- 

 data common. — W. Hewett. 



York. — 7th July, 1893. 



Askham Bog ; wind, N.W., slight, sky obscured, dry, night warm. 

 I went round the sugar twice, and found 0. suspecta abundant, 6 or 7 

 on a patch ; N. festiva 1, brunnea several, T. pronuba abundant and very 

 variable ; X. polyodon, M. strigilis, var. JEthiops, several ; A . ocidea 

 common, E. apiciaria 1, A. bisetata, C. pyraliata several, C. sparsata was 

 common on the wing, though getting passe, 1 G. papilionaria, taken on 

 wing, about 10.50. — Id. 



York. — 17th July, 1893. 



Askham Bog ; wind N., strong ; clear, dry. Had been showery 

 during day, but cleared up at night. I took B. perla in cop, about 

 8 p.m., on a brick wall. At sugar I found 0. suspecta fairly common, 

 X. polyodon several, C. trapezina 2, A. ocidea common and very variable, 

 L. pollens several, M. strigilis, var. jEthiops, 1 ; A . aversata 1, C. immanoto 

 and pyraliata several, E. viminalis 1, Y . elutata 1. There was nothing on 

 the wing. — Id. 



York. — 20th July, 1893. 



Askham Bog; wind N.W., obscured, dry. At sugar: 0. suspecta 

 several, but getting worn ; C. trapezina 3, A. ocidea 4, N. baja common, 

 X. polyodon common '(1 black); T. pronuba common, C. immanata 4, 

 Y. elutata 2. Took 1 G. papilionaria at about 9.50 p.m. ; nothing else 

 on the wing. — Id. 



York. — 22nd July, 1893. 



Askham Bog ; wind N.E., obscured, dry. Geometrce common on 

 wing ; C. immanata and C. testata plentiful, also a few Y. elutata, 

 E. apiciaria, A. bisetata, M. rubiginata, and L. didymata. At sugar N. baja 

 common, C. trapezina common, A. oculea common, and very variable ; 

 T. pronuba, X. polyodon several (1 black) ; 0. suspecta several, mostly 

 worn; M. strigilis, var. JEthiops, 1 ; A. bisetata 1, aversata 2, Y. elutata 

 and C. immanata several. — Id. 



