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porphyrea ; Larentia didymata, and Campto gramma bilineata were perfect 

 pests, rising at every step, and often being boxed by mistake. By the 

 roadside on the way homewards I netted single specimens of Coremia 

 propugnata, Acidalia bisetata, and Cabera exanthemavia. 



Friday forenoon being too hazy to sketch I devoted the time in 

 collecting, many common butterflies were on the wing, Pieris brassicce, P. 

 napi, P. vapce and V. urticce flitted from flower to flower in the gardens. 

 Chortobius pamphilus and Satyras janira swarmed on the hillside, and 

 the quick flash of blue from Lycarna alexis was not uncommon. 

 Scoparia dubitalis, and Crambus pratellus were there in hundreds. E. 

 nanata was common, and a solitary type of Emmelesia ericitata was 

 captured. In the evening I again visited the rocks past the quay, and 

 caught two nice Anarta myrtilli, two or three Scoparia cembrce and single 

 specimens of Charceas graminis and Pterophoms microdactylus. 



On Saturday forenoon I had a long ramble over the hills, several 

 worn specimens of Chortobus davus were still on the wing, and a 

 solitary type of Argynnis selene fell to the net. Every blink of sun- 

 shine brought forth Phytometra csnea in some numbers, and Cidaria 

 mssata, C. immanata, Larentia ccesiata and Acidalia fumata could be 

 taken. 



In several places along the shore little stunted willows grew and 

 when passing one of them I observed a larva which I immediately 

 recognised as Dicranura vinula this led to further investigation and 

 after about an hours search I was rewarded by taking other four. I 

 also discovered a large brood of Vanessa urticcz feeding on nettles, some 

 of which I took, as my series of that butterfly is not very good. 



I had to return to Glasgow on Tuesday morning but Friday after- 

 noon found me once again at Coulport. In my absence the school 

 mistress's son had succeeded in catching a nice Geometra papilionaria, 

 and that evening I added another to my list of captures, many noctuae 

 were on the wing, Leucania impura, Noctua plecta, A grotis porphy rea, 

 Tviphcena pronuba were common, and single specimens of Hadena 

 dentina, Triphcena orbona, H. adusta turned up, Metrocampa margaritata, 

 Melantliia ocellata, and Ypsipetes elutata were also common. 



Saturday evening I boxed a fine Aplecta tincta, also a few Dicty- 

 opteryx Iczflingiana, Larentia olivata and L. pectinitaria. 

 Glasgow, October, 1890. 



