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Lepidoptera at GuestUng in ]868.— I send herewith a list of the rarer insects 
which 1 have met with this year, if you shoald 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. This number of novelties, after three previous years collecting in the same 
locality, is pretty well, I think. 
During the spring insects were very scarce ; in fact, several species which are 
usually pretty common at sallows, were either absent or represented by one 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 givea 
in each case, 
March 6th, Tephrosia Mimdularia ; sevei-al specimens on tree trunks; the 
summer brood appeared as early as June 20th, April 21st, Eupithecia dodoneata; 
one specimen only. April 30th, Platypteryx lacertula ; Stainton's Manual gives 
end of May, but I see it occun-ed here on May 3rd, in 1865. May 8th, Tephrosia 
eonsonaria, on the trunk of a tree. May 16th, Flatypteryx hamula. May 18th, 
Bei-minia harhalis ; three among underwood. May 19th, Selenia lunaria ; four, all 
females, as were the few I have taken in former years. May 25th, Arctia villica} 
I met with five specimens this day ; I believe it is abundant here. May 26th, 
CluBrocampa porcelUs,^jing, at dusk. May 28th, Eurymme dolalrana; three 
taken— one by mothhig, one at light, and one at sugar. May 30th, Ewpisteria 
heparata ; this seems common here among alders ; unfortmiately I did not search 
for it early enough, and hence most of the specimens were much worn. June Isfc, 
Tephrosia extersaria ; came not uncommonly to sugar; Botys lancealis, several} 
Pterophory,s tephradactyhis, this is plentiful here. June 2nd and 3rd, Boarmia 
mhoraria, a pair at sugar ; Cymatophora fluctuosa, several were taken, but were 
very restless when boxed. June 5th, Apleda herhida ; three came to sugar. 
June 6th, Diphthera Ch-ion ; two at sugar. June 11th, Agrotera nemoralis ; one 
worn specimen, June 24th, Cidaria dotata. Jun& 27th, Limacodes testudo, by 
mothing; and Acronycta ligustri and Rodophoea tumidella, at sugar. July 2nd, 
CledeoUa angustalis ; plentiful in one spot on the beech at Pelt. July 7th, Phycis 
roborella; several by motHng and at light. July Uth, Ennomos erosaria, two 
females ; insects came pretty freely about this time to light ; among them were 
single specimens of Arctia fuliginosa, Notodorita ziczac, Cidaria silaceata, Macaria 
notaia, and Ennomos fuscantaria (22nd) ; also several Eupithecia succentunata, 
Eupithecia centaureata, Tethea suUusa, Ptilodontis palpina, Notodonta camelina, 
Platypteryx hamula, Pyrausta purpuralis, Paraponyas stratiotalis, and Acronycta 
auricoma; the latter insect was very restless, and most of the few specimens taken 
were much injured. July 30, Tethea retusa, and Aug-ust 1st, Ennomos tiliaria ? by 
mothing. August 6th, Sphinx convolvuli, a very fine specimen ; and August 10th, 
Beilephila lineaia, as recorded (Ent. Mo. Mag. for September). August 26th, three 
Sphinx convolvuU appeared in my garden, preferring petuniaand scarlet geranium; 
they were observed almost every night for a week or so, when two out of the 
three disappeared ; but one has been seen occasionally up to the present time.r- 
E. N. Bloomfield, Guestling Rectory, neai- Hastings, September 23rd, 1868. 
