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but the hind wings are so decidedly yel- 
lowish grey that they make me incline 
towards Griseola : if it is Helvola, they 
are certainly very yellow specimens. At 
Bury Hill I took Hemithea Cythisaria. 
At sugar, the same evening, in Glory 
Wood, I took a wasted Bads and some 
fine Pyramided and Cosrnia affinis. 
On the 14th, in Redland Woods, I took 
a beautiful G. Papilionaria and also Cy- 
thisaria. I bred a specimen of Cosmia 
diffinis this day from a larva found on 
beech, also a male Chrysorrhea, with the 
anal tuft very dark brown, from the larva 
I imagined to be that species. On the 
15th, on Box Hill, I took a second 
P. Comma , two more Irrorella , A. gil- 
varia, P. Camella, &c. This day I bred 
a Sphinx Liyustri from one of the two 
larva: found last August at Shanklin : it 
is curious that this larva should produce 
the imago more than a month after the 
other, as they changed to pupae within 
two days of each other, and have always 
been together ever since. In Glory Wood, 
on the 16th, I took my first Thecla Quer- 
cus this season, also beat a Miltochrista 
miniala from a hazel bush, and took a 
Leucania impura at an Echium flower: 
in the evening took Sdlpnolia Salicis and 
Cilix spinula. On the 17th, went again 
to Headley Lane to look for more P. Com- 
ma; found them common on Box Hill, 
especially on the Mickleham side, and 
swarming in the Hilly Field: they were 
also scattered all over Mickleham Downs: 
I took about twenty specimens, and so 
have a few to spare, but among them all 
there are only three females, that sex 
being much the rarest. P. Corydon was 
very common, as was also II. Semele on 
Box Hill. I took a Macroglossa Slel- 
lalorum on the slope near Headley Lane, 
hovering about Galium verum ; and on 
Mickleham Downs, in a small plantation 
of young beeches, 1 beat one Drepana 
ungnicula. On the border of the wood 
I caught a specimen of H. Janira , similar 
to the one I look at Shanklin last year, 
vh. with the hind wings very pale whitish 
brown. On the 18th, at Ranmore Com- 
mon, Thecla Quercus was very common 
on the oaks, but flew so high that I only 
took one. Several V. Polychloros were 
on the wing, and I captured two of them : 
with regard to this latter insect, I see, at 
p. 22 of the ‘ Manual,’ “ V. Polychloros, 
though emerging from the pupa at the 
end of July, is very rarely seen till after 
hybernation.” I cannot help thinking 
this to be an error, for I have noticed 
them commonly in the beginning of 
August for the last three seasons, and 
this July they have been very common, 
insomuch that I have always seen one 
every day, and generally four or five. 
On the 20th, I walked to Mickleham, 
across Box Hill, and thence to Leather- 
head : on a fence between Mickleham 
and Leatherhead I took P. Chrysorrhea 
and Crocallis elinguaria. In the evening 
sugared at Bury Hill: a very strong 
wind sprang up, and not many moths 
came, but T took a Leucania obsoleta, one 
Amphipyra pyramided , one D. Pinastri, 
and hosts of Cosmia trapezina. On the 
21st I went up to Glory Wood for the 
last time : in the lane leading to it I saw 
at least a dozen Polychloros , often three 
on one tree trunk: I took five of them, 
and also a very small specimen of Ti- 
thonus, quite as small as any Pamphilus 
I have ever seen. And now that I have 
concluded my Dorkiug “ doings,” I beg 
to correct an error in the last ‘ Intelli- 
gencer,’ viz. that I received “ Jive speci- 
mens of Minos ” from Mr. Birchall: the 
word is properly “ fine.” I merely write 
this to prevent Mr. Birchall thinking 
that the four specimens he was kind 
enough to send me had increased in 
number on the way, which would be a 
very uncommon circumstance to take 
place in the Post Office. — Roland Tm- 
men, 71, Guildford St., Russell Sqtuire ; 
July 23. 
A new Lithocollrtis. — Visiting Alton 
Towers last week I met with a single 
