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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



Monday turning out a fine day I went to Glen Sannox. Took one Anarta 

 myrtilli flying in the sunshine, rather badly worn ; a few Eupithecia nanata 

 and Larentia casiata ; Pieris brassica, P. rapce, P. napi, Satyrus janira, 

 Chortohius pamphilus, and Lycana alexis were very common ; a few speci- 

 mens of Argynnis aglaia were flying about and resting on thistles, and on the 

 heather in bloom. In the evening I visited the moor between North and 

 South Sannox, here Hepiahs hectus was swarming at the brackens, boxing 

 some nice varieties, I entered the wood, Melanippe substristata and Rumia 

 cratcegata were exceedingly common ; I also took two nice types of Cidaria 

 russata, one Acidalia fumata, a few Coremia propugnata, Agrotis porphyrea, 

 Cidaria silaceata, and one Aplecta nebulota, which I boxed from the wall 

 round the wood. 



Tuesday. I added nothing new to my captures but Miana arcuosa, Leu- 

 cania impura, and Pyraustra purpuralis. 



Wednesday was a fine sunny day, with a cool north wind blowing. I re- 

 visited Glen Sannox, where I took three Melanippe hastala, and a few 

 Venusia cambricaria, Acidalia fumata, and Cidaria russata. In the evening 

 a beautiful specimen of Geometra papilionaria was boxed from a grass stem, 

 it appeared as if it had just emerged, and was very deep in colour ; a fine 

 specimen of Notodonta dromedarius was boxed in the same manner, also another 

 type of Platypteryx lacertula, these were taken in the wood between Corrie 

 and Sannox. On the moor a very strong wind was blowing, notwithstanding 

 a good few of Cidaria russata, C. prunata, Melanippe hastata, Acidalia 

 fumata, and Melantlda rubiginata were taken. 



Friday. I returned to Glen Sannox. In the pretty little lane leading up 

 to the glen I took a specimen of Vanessa urticce, saw one of V. atalanta, 

 and boxed two nice specimens of Coremia propugnata. I went to Sannox 

 wood at night, took one of Noctua brunnea, two Cidaria populata (black 

 variety), Acidalia aversata, A. fumata, and many others before mentioned. 



Saturday forenoon 1 searched some trunks and took a good number of 

 Venusia cambricaria ; this moth seems to fly very seldom, even at night, but 

 I could take it commonly sitting on the smooth white bark of the birch. In 

 the afternoon I went to North Glen Sannox. When crossing the moor I 

 took a specimen of Plusia gamma, and on a rocky bank at the foot of 

 the glen Salyrus semele was very common. I boxed a nice series, also a fine 

 specimen of Argynnis aglaia. In the evening I shook a specimen of 

 Cymatophora duplaris from a birch, also one of Eupithecia satyrata, and two 

 specimens of Abrostola urticce, which I netted in the lane at Sannox. 



Monday. I went to get a few more Venusia cambricaria, took another 

 nice specimen of Melanippe hastata, also a fine type of Plusia V-aureum 



